Lisa Marie Gadatsch delivers with this artist monograph a comprehensive first study of the complete film work of Indian-American director Mira Nair. Nair's films oscillate between arthouse cinema, Hollywood, and world cinema, reflecting the multifaceted cultural background of this exceptional director. The author highlights the cultural contrasts, references, and ambiguities as integral components of Nair's postcolonial cinematic art and recognizes in her cinema a transcultural film poetry that is paradigmatic for a generation of young and globally inspired filmmakers.