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Surbhi on being brown and problematic, and what she won't say on stage

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Ted Balaker
May 10, 2023
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Surbhi, just Surbhi

I first met Surbhi (below she explains why she has no last name) in 2016 when she snuck into a private screening of a film I directed called Can We Take a Joke?

The event took place at the Newseum in Washington, D.C., and the post-screening panel discussion included my wife (who produced the film) and me, as well as an ACLU attorney, G…

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