The director puts himself into the story as a longtime visitor to the city and a filmmaker on hand to present his work, and also introduces the acclaimed Burkinan director Idrissa Ouedraogo, who offers a trenchant view of the gap between market-centered popular movies and subsidized art films, and between official and street-level modes of distribution.

NEWYORKER: Sacred Places

The director, Mira Nair, introduces viewers to a milieu in which Indians practice their bright-hued rituals while competing with whites in the motel trade and keeping a friendly distance from blacks.

NEWYORKER: Mississippi Masala

In the video, Rex Northen, Executive Director of CleanTech Open, among the speakers at the recent i7Summit in Chantilly, Paris, introduces the San Jose event this week.

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