21st Calgary Underground Film Festival

April 18-28, 2024 Globe Cinema

12th CUFF.Docs Documentary Film Festival

November 20-24, 2024 Globe Cinema

The Problem With Apu

United States, 2017: 49 minutes: Canadian Premiere
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In Cinema Globe Cinema
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description

In The Problem with Apu, South Asian-American comedian Hari Kondabolu confronts his long-standing “nemesis” Apu Nahasapeemapetilon – better known as the Indian convenience store owner on The Simpsons. Featuring Utkarsh Ambudkar, Aziz Ansari, W. Kamau Bell, Samrat Chakrabarti, Shilpa Davé, Noureen DeWulf, Whoopi Goldberg and Dana Gould.

DIRECTOR'S BIO
Michael is a director of narrative and documentary films. His past projects include WEAKNESS [2010], THE EXHIBITIONISTS [2012] and most recently, the branded digital series HEIRLOOM [2016] for executive producer Kevin Kinsella (JERSEY BOYS). THE PROBLEM WITH APU is his latest film [2017].

screened with a short film

This, My Favorite Mural

details

Documentary

49 minutes

credits

Director
Michael Melamedoff

Executive Producers
Michele Armour (PGA)
Hari Kondabolu
Isaac Horne
David Martin
Jon Thoday
Richard Allen-Turner

Producers
Michael Melamedoff
Michael J. Cargill

Edited by
Rebecca Beluk

Additional Editing by
Kristen Huntley

Animation by
David Ahuja - Amoeba Labs

Official website:
http://www.trutv.com/shows/the-problem-with-apu/index.html

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