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E17 | Netflix Saudi Arabia's "Crashing Eid" & South-Asian Immigrants in the Middle East

E17 | Netflix Saudi Arabia's "Crashing Eid" & South-Asian Immigrants in the Middle East

FromDesi Talkies


E17 | Netflix Saudi Arabia's "Crashing Eid" & South-Asian Immigrants in the Middle East

FromDesi Talkies

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Length:
36 minutes
Released:
Nov 22, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this episode of Desi Talkies, our hosts Ananya & Aneesa talk about Netflix’s first female-led Saudi Arabian original series, Crashing Eid, now available to stream on Netflix. [This series follows an independent Saudi woman (Summer Shesha) as she attempts to convince her family that her British Pakistani fiancé (Hamza Haq) is her suitable match after he crashes her Family's Eid celebrations.] Ananya & Aneesa discuss the portrayal of South-Asian immigrants in the Middle East from the show's depiction along with our hosts' personal experiences living in the MENA region. Our hosts, carry their in-depth series analysis with a scene-depictionby-scene analysis, casting breakdown, narrative analysis, and cinematographic opinion. Listen to the full episode for more background on Crashing Eid and our Desi Talkies review!

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Released:
Nov 22, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (21)

Desi Talkies is a show where hosts Aneesa Khan & Ananya Sethi talk about South-Asian Pop Culture, Bollywood, Lollywood, and everything in between. Aneesa Khan is a Pakistani-American filmmaker, writer, media consultant, and film analyst. Her short film, "Woh Ghungroo Wali Larki" was an official selection at six film festivals around the world. Ananya Sethi is an Indian-American model, actor, stylist, graphic & fashion designer, and film analyst. She has intensive theatre experience in various productions including "The Tempest," which she trained for with The Royal Shakespeare Company. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/desitalkies/support