Amma Samayal Arai: Food, Memory & Home: Film Screening & Panel!

Amma Samayal Arai: Food, Memory & Home

Join us for a FREE screening of Amma Samayal Arai (My Mother's Kitchen): Food, Memory & Home, an intimate and evocative short documentary that explores the powerful connections between food, memory, identity, and belonging.

Rooted in South Asian experiences and diasporic journeys, this film brings together deeply personal stories from kitchens, homes, and culinary spaces, where recipes are not just instructions, but inheritances. Through conversations across generations, Amma Samayal Array reflects on how food becomes a language of love, a vessel for memory, and a way of carrying “home” across borders.

The event will be hosted in the East Common Room (Room 1034) at Hart House, University of Toronto (7 Hart House Circle, Toronto, ON M5S 3H3). The afternoon will begin with a screening of the film, followed by a thoughtful panel discussion featuring participants from the documentary, and an open Q&A with the audience. We invite you to stay after for informal mingling and community connection.

This project was generously supported by the Youth Excellence Showcase (YES) Program at Scarborough Guild Festival Theatre, whose commitment to emerging storytellers made this film possible.

Film Credits

Directed & Produced by Ashwini Selvakumaran
Edited by Lee Nisar
Cinematography by Maiesha Zarin

Featuring:
Atharv Agrawal
Niharika Gupta
Vasanthi G V Kutty
Pramila Joshi
Malav Naik
Aakhya Singh

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Hart House, 7 Hart House Circle, Toronto, Canada

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