![]() ![]() Sami has some big shoes to fill and he's not certain that he can live up to his father's greatness. For, you see, Sami's father was this great tiger hunter that Sami idolized and his entire village loved. As far as this movie goes, however, it tells an engineer's journey from his small Indian village to Chicago so he can live the American dream, become a success and maybe, just maybe, live up to his father's great legacy. Funny how life works, huh? Regardless, that's neither here nor there. All of the president's children were mothered by TWO immigrant women. The president's mother is, in fact, an immigrant. Of course it wasn't called the American dream just yet, but they were searching for a lot of the same things that latter immigrants (of which they're part of) And then the current president came along and decided that, if you weren't a full-blooded (mostly white) American, then your American dream could get fucked and completely took a shit on the immigrants who laid the groundwork for most of what we have here this day. Hell, even the first Pilgrims were in search of their dreams and freedom from persecution. The Statue of Liberty, a symbol of hope and freedom to these people. The reason why so many immigrants decided to come to the United States where, they felt, everyone has a shot at success as long as they work hard. and look back with nostalgia about all the funny, weird things that happened," she said.Ah, the American Dream. "A lot of people who immigrate here are extraordinarily happy. Khan said she wanted her film to focus on the funny, weird side of immigration, instead of the sad struggles often depicted in other films. "Long ago, I never would have made a movie about this brown dude as the main character but that's actually what people responded to most," she explained. #OscarsSoWhite looms over Academy Awardsīut with more calls for increased diversity in Hollywood, Khan found an opportunity for her first feature film.Hollywood is 'epicentre of cultural inequality', according to new study. ![]() Why this Burnaby actor's starring role in Kim's Convenience is a rarity in mainstream TV. ![]() Khan, who graduated from UCLA's School of Theater, Film and Television, said directing a film about the immigrant experience wasn't something she considered doing. Pictured here is main character Sami Malik's tiger-hunting father, played by Kay Kay Menon. ![]() Filmmaker Lena Khan said the heart of the film is the idea of living up to a larger-than-life father figure. ![]()
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