Saturday, March 24, 12:15pm, UNC Charlotte main campus, Fretwell 100
Directed by Anand Kamalakar, a documentary in English, 120min.
Followed by Q&A with the director (in person)
Sponsored by the Asian Film Festival, the UNC Charlotte Department of Philosophy, and the UNC Charlotte Chancellor’s Diversity Challenge Fund
[Note: Two short films from Uzbekistan and Indonesia will be screened at 12:00pm, before Salam]
Documentary about the Nobel prize winning Pakistani physicist, Abdus Salam. The film reveals the extraordinary life of the charismatic Abdus Salam, in all its color, vitality and tragedy. It is the story of a man who traversed two worlds with ease: one of science and religion, modernity and tradition, war and peace, and obscurity and celebrity.
