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Threads That Tie Us: An Oshwal Odyssey
July 22, 2024 @ 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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Threads That Tie Us: An Oshwal Odyssey is a documentary that traces the 2,500 year long journey of the Halari Oshwals, a small community from India who have since dispersed around the world. In this film, driven by a deep connection to her roots, Bindu Shah navigates the scattered diaspora throughout Canada, India, Kenya, and the United Kingdom. Each emigrant of the community becomes a storyteller, creating microcosms of Halari Oshwal life. Ideas of faith, spirituality, and business-centric lifestyles intersect in this global story. Yet, against the backdrop of globalization, the film delicately raises questions that resonate with universal themes of dying languages and cultural heritage. This documentary asks whether this community can persevere amid geographical distances and age-old rules. As an exploration of identity, communal history, and sacred pacts, this documentary seeks to find out at what lengths this community can go to sustain their unity.
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