Film Screening: Prisoner No. 626710 is Present
Columbia University
Date: February 3, 2025
Time: 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Location: Maysles Documentary Film Center, Harlem
Registration: https://sai.columbia.edu/events/prisoner-no-626710-present-filmmaker-lalit-vachani
Details:
Join us for a screening of Prisoner No. 626710 is Present at Columbia University. This powerful documentary delves into the arrest and imprisonment of Umar Khalid, a former student leader and activist, under the UAPA law. Through found footage and analysis, the film reconstructs the events leading to Khalid’s imprisonment and examines the role of Hindu nationalist media in framing him.
Duration: 60 minutes
Language: Hindi and English, with English subtitles
About the Filmmaker and Moderator:
Lalit Vachani is a documentary filmmaker known for his critical explorations of Indian politics and Hindu nationalism.
Azad Essa is a journalist and commentator on US foreign policy, India, and Hindu nationalism, and author of Hostile Homelands: The New Alliance Between India and Israel.