Film Screening: BEGUMPURA - Immigration and Adaptation (free event) at Museums of Mississauga

Thursday, March 10 at 7 PM

Show Map 1507 Clarkson Rd N, Mississauga, ON L5J 2W8

Thursday, March 10

at 7 PM

Show Map

1507 Clarkson Rd N, Mississauga, ON L5J 2W8

In partnership with Myseum of Toronto
http://myseumoftoronto.com/

Film Screening of BEGUMPURA: THE WIVES COLONY and a projection of MOVE TO WORK | WORK TO MOVE.

Between the film and camera series there are interesting parallels and differences amongst the women. Topics such as immigration to Canada, concerns of independence and feelings of belonging and alienation. Join us for a conversation with the women featured in the projects and the curators and director.

More abour Begumpura: The Wives Colony (Hindi)

Begumpura examines the concept of fragmented families as one of the major challenges of globalization and immigration. It explores the social and psychological implications experienced by a group of South Asian immigrant wives in Mississauga.

More about Work to Move | Move to Work
Curatorial Statment

What about this city attracts us? A vast majority of women who emigrate to Canada call Toronto home. While reasons to move to a different country are extremely varied, the women featured in this exhibit have made a choice: move to work.

As immigrant women, workplaces become arenas of cultural, professional and gender negotiation, inevitably impacting our personal and professional identities. Time spent travelling to, from and within our workplaces permeates our lives and informs our experience of the city.

This exhibit documents these realities: portraits of strength, ambition, determination, and resilience representative of the many women who contribute to Toronto’s everyday existence, continuing to work to move.

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