The Problem with Apu

The Problem with Apu
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Written byHari Kondabolu
Directed byMichael Melamedoff
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Producers
  • Michael Melamedoff
  • Michael J. Cargill
Running time49 minutes
Original release
NetworktruTV
ReleaseNovember 19, 2017 (2017-11-19)
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The Problem with Apu is a 2017 American documentary film written by and starring comedian Hari Kondabolu and produced and directed by Michael Melamedoff. It focuses on the character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, an Indian immigrant in the animated sitcom The Simpsons who, for a period, was the only figure of Indian heritage to appear regularly on mainstream U.S. television. The film explores encounters with negative stereotypes, minstrelsy, racial microaggressions, and slurs against people of Indian and South Asian heritage.