EPISODE · Aug 28, 2019 · 38 MIN
Blinded by the Light with Gurinder Chadha and Catherine Hardwicke (Ep. 216)
from The Director’s Cut - A DGA Podcast · host Directors Guild of America
Director Gurinder Chadha discusses her film, Blinded by the Light, with fellow director Catherine Hardwicke. The film tells the story of Javed, a British teen of Pakistani descent growing up in 1987 England amidst the racial and economic turmoil of the Thatcher era. He writes poetry to escape the intolerance of his hometown and the inflexibility of his traditional father, but when a classmate introduces him to the music of Bruce Springsteen, "The Boss," his world is turned upside down. See photos and a summary of this event below: https://www.dga.org/Events/2019/Sept2019/BlindedByTheLight_QnA_0819.aspx
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Director Gurinder Chadha discusses her film, Blinded by the Light, with fellow director Catherine Hardwicke. The film tells the story of Javed, a British teen of Pakistani descent growing up in 1987 England amidst the racial and economic turmoil of the Thatcher era. He writes poetry to escape the intolerance of his hometown and the inflexibility of his traditional father, but when a classmate introduces him to the music of Bruce Springsteen, "The Boss," his world is turned upside down. See photos and a summary of this event below: https://www.dga.org/Events/2019/Sept2019/BlindedByTheLight_QnA_0819.aspx
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