"I Wait" Music Video Premiere with Ali Sethi

​Premiere Screening of "I Wait" by Ali Sethi followed by a moderated discussion with artist Ali Sethi and director Haya Waseem, moderated by Puja Patel, former Editor in Chief of Pitchfork.

​Doors open at 6:30pm. Screening begins promptly at 7pm.

​Kindly note a confirmed RSVP does not guarantee admission. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis, and we encourage guests to arrive early.

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​Ali Sethi is a Pakistani-American singer, composer and storyteller whose music advances a syncretic South Asian identity. Fusing classical ragas with contemporary beats, his music feels “stealthily subversive” (The New Yorker) and marries the metaphors of Punjabi poetry with camp and queer sensibilities. In 2022, his song Pasoori became the first Pakistani single to top Spotify's Global Viral Chart, and was Google's most 'hum-to-search' song in the world. In 2022, he was named to Time's '100 Next' list, his music praised for showing that “differences of culture, language, religion and gender do not need to be antagonistic; they can, and always have, enriched us, and given us some of our greatest works of art.”

​Haya Waseem is a Pakistani-born, Canadian filmmaker. Raised in Switzerland and based in Brooklyn, she is multilingual with a documentary editing background. Her debut feature, Quickening, premiered to critical acclaim at the Toronto International Film Festival. Her Work/Life campaign for Publicis Groupe won the Grand Prix for Good at Cannes Lions. Haya is an alumna of the Canadian Film Centre Director Lab and TIFF Filmmaker Lab. Haya brings her eclectic upbringing and craft driven approach, often shooting on 35mm and 65mm, to every project.

​About Object & Animal
Object & Animal is a film production company spanning across music, advertising, documentary, and narrative. Our work has been recognized by the industry's leading awards, including Cannes Lions, D&AD, British Arrows, Ciclope, and APA. In 2019, 2024, and 2025 we were named UKMVA Production Company of the Year. We have produced work across genres for artists including Charli xcx, Billie Eilish, Harry Styles, Andre 3000, KATSEYE, Chappell Roan, Taylor Swift, Geese, and FKA Twigs, amassing billions of views. Our music videos have earned numerous MTV Video Music Awards and three Grammy nominations.

​About NEW INC
Expanding on the New Museum’s commitment to new art and new ideas, NEW INC is the Museum’s cultural incubator supporting creative practitioners and small businesses working across art, design, and technology. Now in Year 12, NEW INC’s membership model continues to support a diverse range of creative practitioners with a values-driven program and safe space for gathering and developing new creative projects and businesses. In 2020, NEW INC launched ONX Studio, an XR accelerator for artists, in partnership with the Onassis Foundation. NEW INC was cofounded by New Museum’s Toby Devan Lewis Director Lisa Phillips and former Deputy Director Karen Wong in 2014 as the first museum-led cultural incubator.