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July bestows a little more time. Evenings are well-stretched, holidays beckon, winding journeys await and everyday routines loosen their grip. Curiosity has room to wander. Let it. Groundbreaking cinema, hopeful new ideas, joyous comedy, podcasts and bold garments await, each an invitation to let minds drift.
The Future Is Peace, by Palestinian Aziz Abu Sarah and Israeli Maoz Inon. Having each lost family to the conflict, the authors turn shared sorrow into a bridge, journeying together through the Holy Land. Step by step, they ask what becomes possible when compassion triumphs over division. A read that asks us to listen, so that we may shape a kinder future.
Brown Sauce Comedy Club, an evening of brilliantly funny brown and Asian comedians. Returning as part of Stratford East's South Asian Summer is an all-star line-up including Ahir Shah, Shazia Mirza, Mark Silcox and Sharlin Jahan, hosted by Preet Singh. Gather companions and prepare for a night of sharp wit, joyous irreverence and belly-shaking laughter.
Wednesday 15th July, 7.30pm. Tickets: £10.00 – £25.00
The Next Edition, Mallika Kapur's most-inquisitive podcast that explores the mess behind the masterpiece. Celebrated writers, filmmakers and artists revisit discarded drafts, alternate endings and deleted scenes long forgotten. The discovery: the best chapters are often untold. Freshly released this July, Season Two welcomes voices including Mohsin Hamid and Alka Joshi. Settle in. Sip chai. (May it prompt the return of your own dusty draft.)
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lahoS, founded by Sukh Sohal after his return to North India following a lifetime in Britain. Bridging Eastern and Western silhouettes with detail and defiance, each collection draws proudly from Panjabi heritage while playfully reimagining ideas of tailoring and identity. An up-to-date vision of heritage. Don handsomely.
Cactus Pears, Rohan Kanawade's quietly extraordinary debut feature. This tender story follows Anand as he returns to his ancestral village, where grief, friendship and queer love quietly intertwine. The first Indian fiction feature and first Marathi-language film to win Sundance's World Cinema Dramatic Grand Jury Prize. Beautifully observed and emotionally generous, worthy of all accolades.
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