John & Jane

(2005, 83m) dir Ashim Ahluwalia w/Glen Castinho, Sydney Fernandes, and Oaref Irani. Johns and Janes fall asleep while fantasizing about New York, flailing around within the confines of their cramped Mumbai apartments. A blend of observational documentary and tropical science-fiction, John & Jane follows the stories of six “call agents” that answer American 1-800 numbers in a Mumbai call center. This screening is supported by the Approaching Global Asias research and creative collaborative at the University of Minnesota. FREE 7:00