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Seattle Arab Film Festival: Loss and Resilience Shorts

May 13, 2023 @ 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm PDT

Honoring the strength, determination, and dignity of people throughout the Arabic-speaking World, these films grapple with themes of remembrance, connection, and hope in the face of suffering and loss.

TRT: 43 min

Palestine 87

(Bilal Alkhatib, Palestine, 2023, 13 min)

A man fleeing the Israeli Army during the First Intifada is sheltered by two strangers who prevent his capture.

Clotheslined

(Patrick Chemali, Lebanon, 2021, 9 min)

Lebanon’s recent history as experienced by a family’s clothesline in Beirut.

Transit

(Baqer Alrubaie, Iraq, 2023, 16 min)

A man responsible for documenting deaths at the hospital answers phone calls from families searching for loved ones who have gone missing during the war.

On Cloud 9

(Said Sami Halawi, Lebanon, 2023, 5 min)

Two friends drive through Beirut, remembering a mutual friend they have lost.

Details

Date:
May 13, 2023
Time:
8:30 pm - 9:30 pm PDT
Website:
https://nwfilmforum.org/films/seattle-arab-film-festival-2023-may-13-in-person-only

Venue

Northwest Film Forum
1515 12th Ave, 2
Seattle, WA 98122 United States
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Phone
206 329 2629
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