# Esha Niyogi De | Women’s Transborder Cinema: Authorship, Stardom, and Filmic Labor in South Asia - **When:** Thu, Nov 19, 2026, 5:00 PM PST – 6:30 PM PST - **Where:** Institute for South Asia Studies, Berkeley - **Price:** Free - **Organizer:** [Institute for South Asia Studies](https://eventing.ing/organizers/orgz_1m4v68qxrar4eft4gen8hy) - **Categories:** Film - **View on UC Berkeley:** https://events.berkeley.edu/csas/event/325691-esha-niyogi-de-womens-transborder-cinema-authorship-s A talk by Esha Niyogi De (https://wp.ucla.edu/person/esha-niyogi-de/), Senior Lecturer in UCLA’s Writing Programs, on her new book, Women’s Transborder Cinema: Authorship, Stardom, and Filmic Labor in South Asia (https://www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p088285) (University of Illinois Press, December 2024). The book uncovers the overlooked histories of women who worked as producers, directors, performers, and “star-authors” across the film industries of India, Pakistan… Source: UC Berkeley. Eventing indexes this event and links to the source for tickets and the full description. Same event as JSON: https://api.eventing.ing/events/evnt_1m4v68ss09dkgnmp0xergv