In this documentary, the age-old tradition of arranged marriages takes a modern twist when 3 second-generation South Asian young people decide to marry. Engaging and refreshingly candid in their opinions, they make it clear that arranged marriages aren't what they used to be.
In this documentary, the age-old tradition of arranged marriages takes a modern twist when 3 second-generation South Asian young people decide to marry. Engaging and refreshingly candid in their opinions, they make it clear that arranged marriages aren't what they used to be.
Summary with teaching points
This documentary explores the approach to arranged marriages in the 1990s by three different young people of South Asian descent. The film will raise awareness about the process that each person went through and can be compared to the viewer’s understanding of how courtship and marriage happen. Students could be involved in discussions and essays on this topic. How does each person in the documentary explain their identity? What is involved in developing an identity? Explore the ideas of gender roles and stereotypes in these relationships. Research: What is different about the process of arranged marriages today?
Some Kind of Arrangement , Ali Kazimi, provided by the National Film Board of Canada