SALTAF 2008 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

[subject to change] 

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2008

6:30pm - 8:30pm:  Open Reception

PASHA Lounge

2147 P Street NW

Washington DC 20037

Come relax, have a drink, and mingle with the SALTAF artists!!!

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2008

Baird Auditorium, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

10th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW (Metro: Smithsonian or Federal Triangle) 

10:00 a.m. – Doors Open 

10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.: Welcome Address

• Franklin Odo, Director, Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program
• Joydip Kundu and Anjali Kamani, co-Chairpersons, SALTAF 2008

10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.: Film Screening and Discussion

• Screening of AMAL
• Q&A with Director Richie Mehta, moderated by Anna John of Sepia Mutiny

12:30 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.: Lunch and Book Signings

Dining options near Baird Auditorium

• Atrium Café in the Natural History Museum
• Castle Café in the Smithsonian Castle
• Wright Place Food Court in the National Air and Space Museum
• Street vendors and kiosks on Independence Avenue or on the Mall

Book signings will begin at 12:30 p.m. outside Baird Auditorium. 

1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.: Literary Panel – “The Role of History in Literature”

• Tahmima Anam, A Golden Age
• Manil Suri, The Age of Shiva
• Moderated by Professor Supriya Goswami of George Washington University

2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.: Literary Panel – “South Asians in the Diaspora”

• V.V. Ganeshananthan, Love Marriage
• Naeem Murr, The Perfect Man
• Moderated by Professor Tamara Bhalla of the University of Maryland; Baltimore County

3:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.: Film Screening and Discussion

• Screening of Little Zizou, Washington, DC premiere and second world showing
• Q&A with Director Sooni Taraporevala, moderated by Terry Hong, Media Arts Consultant, Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program

5:15 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.: Wrap-up