Series

More Than Masala: Indian Food and Culture Through Film

More Than Masala presents a sampler of the diversity of Indian film and food, offering three award-winning films from different regions of India that deal with social issues like gender, caste, class, and more through a focus on cooking and cuisine. From a story of love, loneliness, and lunches in bustling Mumbai, to a dark exploration of carnivorism and illicit desire in Assam, to a searing exposé of the gendered invisible labor of the kitchen set in a traditional household of Kerala, audiences will be able to explore Indian cinema and cuisine beyond the standard "masala" films of Bollywood. This partnership is supported through IU Cinema’s Creative Collaborations program.

Curated through the collaborative efforts of Dhar India Studies, IU Libraries, and The Media School with support from IU Cinema.