2026 Screening and Discussion: Zinda Bhaag (2013) with Professor Iftikhar Dadi
- Event Date: Thursday, April 16, 2026
- Time: 7:30 pm (CDT)
- Location: Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana, IL
This event will feature a screening of the 2013 critically acclaimed Pakistani film Zinda Bhaag. It will be followed by a discussion-Q/A session with Professor Iftikhar Dadi, Cornell University who has an expertise on the film. A reception will follow the event.
We invite everyone to attend the screening and the reception. No registration is required for the event.
Speaker Bio
Iftikhar Dadi is John H. Burris Professor of History of Art and Visual Studies at Cornell University. Dadi teaches and researches modern and contemporary art from a global and transnational perspective. His most recent publication is Lahore Cinema: Between Realism and Fable (University of Washington Press, 2022).
Contact
For further information on this event, contact Rini Bhattacharya Mehta at rbhttchr@illinois.edu (email link).
All are welcome. To request disability-related accommodations for this event, please contact Brian Cudiamat at cudiamat@illinois.edu (email link) or (217) 244-5586.