SXSW Film: The Big Sick
Nanjiani was already known to SXSW Film audiences for his role in Silicon Valley which world premiered at SXSW in 2014. He returned in 2017 with The Big Sick, a semi-autobiographical romantic comedy co-written with Gordon, his real-life wife. Apatow and Mendel were the film's producers and attended the screening at Austin’s historic Paramount Theatre.
Kumail Nanjiani
Actor/Screenwriter, The Big Sick
Judd Apatow
Producer, The Big Sick
Barry Mendel
Producer, The Big Sick
Emily V. Gordon
Screenwriter, The Big Sick