One of the only films made about the liberation of Goa from Portuguese colonialism, Saat Hindustani (1969; 2 hours, 24 minutes) was made nine years after the Goan independence and by a non-Goan director, Khwaja Ahmad Abbas. The film tells the story of seven friends from across the Indian subcontinent, once united as comrades in the fight to liberate Goa and now split along varying ideological and religious lines, returning to aid their ailing Goan friend who has fallen ill.

Free. Filmmaker Suneil Sanzgiri introduces the screening and addresses the historical context of the film and its relation to his own practice, including his trilogy of short films currently on view at MASS MoCA as well as his forthcoming first feature-length film, Two Refusals.

Co-sponsored by the Williams College Department of Asian Studies

Image: Saat Hindustani (Seven Indians), Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, 1969