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SUMMARY:SIFF movies (the Arab ones): various times!
DESCRIPTION:Art for Everybody: Director\, Miranda Yousef (Egyptian-American)\nThomas Kinkade was one of the most successful artists of his day\, with millions of cozy cottage paintings sold across the U.S. On his passing in 2012\, a newly discovered vault contained a series of darkly themed paintings that reveal a more complicated and troubled man than his most popular works implied. \nDirector Miranda Yousef\, Producer Tim Rummel\, and Subject Chandler Kinkade scheduled to attend. \n\n\nFRIDAY\, MAY 12\, 2023\, 8PM SIFF Cinema Uptown  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSATURDAY\, MAY 13\, 2023\, 11AM SIFF Cinema Uptown  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nMONDAY\, MAY 22 – MONDAY\, MAY 29\, 2023 SIFF Streaming  \n  \n \nThe Blue Caftan: Morocco\n\nIn this remarkable story of love\, longing\, and acceptance\, middle-aged couple Mina and Halim run a traditional caftan boutique in Morocco. When a handsome young apprentice joins the shop\, Halim’s desires are soon ignited. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTUESDAY\, MAY 16\, 2023\, 5:30PM SIFF Cinema Uptown  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nWEDNESDAY\, MAY 17\, 2023\, 3:45PM AMC Pacific Place  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nMONDAY\, MAY 22 – MONDAY\, MAY 29\, 2023 SIFF Streaming  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHanging Gardens: Iraq\n\nWhen a 12-year-old “rubbish picker” in one of Baghdad’s dumps discovers a blonde sex doll amidst the mountains of detritus\, he and a new friend use it to their financial advantage in this masterfully crafted look at necessity\, survival\, and the loss of innocence.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFRIDAY\, MAY 12\, 2023. 8:30PM SIFF Cinema Uptown  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nSATURDAY\, MAY 13\, 2023\, 2PM SIFF Cinema Uptown  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nMONDAY\, MAY 22 – MONDAY\, MAY 29\, 2023 SIFF Streaming \n\n\n\n\n\n  \n \nHarka\n\nA gripping sociopolitical thriller about a young Tunisian petrol bootlegger who\, dreaming of a better life\, is pushed to the brink by misfortune\, injustice\, and government corruption still in place over a decade after the Arab Spring. \n\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \nSATURDAY\, MAY 13\, 2023\, 4:30PM SIFF Film Center  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nMONDAY\, MAY 15\, 2023\, 1:30PM\, AMC Pacific Place  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nMONDAY\, MAY 22 – SUNDAY\, MAY 28\, 2023\, SIFF Streaming  \n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n \nA House in Jerusalem: Palestine\nA Jewish-British child mourning the death of her mother moves to a house in Jerusalem\, only to discover the ghost of an abandoned Palestinian girl in this stirring and supernatural coming-of-age drama. From the filmmakers of SIFF 2018’s The Reports on Sarah and Saleem. \nDirector Muayad Alayan and Producer Rami Musa Alayan scheduled to attend. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nMONDAY\, MAY 15\, 2023\, 6PM\, AMC Pacific Place  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nTUESDAY\, MAY 16\, 2023\, 1PM SIFF Cinema Uptown  \n  \n\n\n\nWTF – All Turnt On (Mix of shorts: includes one from Lebanon called Sisters of the Rotation)\nThey’re wet\, they’re wild\, they’re turning a wheel for mysterious reasons. Don’t miss this year’s batch of laugh-out-loud oddities. \nVarious filmmakers expected to attend. \nTHURSDAY\, MAY 18\, 2023\, 9PM\, SIFF Cinema Egyptian 
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/siff-movies-the-arab-ones-various-times/
LOCATION:Varies (see notes)
CATEGORIES:Movie
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SUMMARY:Seattle Arab Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:The fourth iteration of the Seattle Arab Film Festival features 13 compelling shorts from a remarkable group of emerging and established filmmakers.\nThe films are divided into four themed screenings – each ticket includes the two themed screenings of the day – Short Documentaries + Loss and Resilience on Saturday\, May 13\, and Family Matters + Luck of the Draw on Sunday\, May 14.\nEach program includes films that will surprise\, challenge\, and delight audience members\, while providing insight into the rich diversity of Arab voices\, experiences\, and talent.
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/seattle-arab-film-festival/
LOCATION:Northwest Film Forum\, 1515 12th Ave\, 2\, Seattle\, WA\, 98122\, United States
CATEGORIES:Movie
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: Mona Kareem's 'I Will Not Fold These Maps'
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the launch of Mona Kareem’s poetry collection *I WILL NOT FOLD THESE MAPS*\, with Mona Kareem\, translator Sara Elkamel\, editor Nashwa Nasreldin\, and hosted by ArabLit’s M. Lynx Qualey. Co-organized by the Poetry Translation Centre and ArabLit\, this will be an hour of brilliant poetry & vibrant discussion. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor more about the collection\, and to pre-order\, visit the Poetry Translation Centre website: \nhttps://www.poetrytranslation.org/shop/i-will-not-fold-these-maps \nAnd\, for those attending the event\, there is a special 10% discount through this link. \nMona Kareem is the author of three poetry collections. Her poetry has been translated into nine languages\, and appeared (in English) in: POETRY\, Poetry Northwest\, Michigan Quarterly\, Poetry London\, Modern Poetry in Translation\, among others. She is a recipient of a 2021 literary grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. Kareem holds a PhD in Comparative Literature and works as an assistant professor of Middle East Studies at Washington University St. Louis. Her translations include Ashraf Fayadh’s Instructions Within (nominated for a BTBA award)\, Ra’ad Abdulqadir’s Except for this Unseen Thread\, and Octavia Butler’s Kindred. \nSara Elkamel is a poet\, journalist and translator based in Cairo. She holds an MA in arts journalism from Columbia University\, and an MFA in poetry from New York University. Elkamel’s poems have appeared in Poetry Magazine\, Ploughshares\, The Iowa Review\, The Yale Review\, and Gulf Coast\, among others\, and in the anthologies Best New Poets ‘20 & ‘22 and Best of the Net ‘20. She was named the winner of Redivider’s 2021 Blurred Genre Contest and the Tinderbox’s 2022 Brett Elizabeth Jenkins Poetry Prize. Elkamel’s debut chapbook “Field of No Justice” was published by the African Poetry Book Fund & Akashic Books in 2021. \nNashwa Nasreldin is a writer\, editor\, and a translator of Arabic literature. She is the translator of the collaborative novel\, Shatila Stories\, from Peirene Press\, and Talib al-Rifae’s novel Shadow of the Sun\, which is forthcoming from Banipal Books. She is a contributing editor of ArabLit.org and ArabLit Quarterly\, and holds an MFA in Poetry from the Vermont College of Fine Arts.
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/book-launch-mona-kareems-i-will-not-fold-these-maps/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Poetry
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SUMMARY:Arab Meetup: Hangout at Golden Garden Park
DESCRIPTION:Weather is great again… Let’s make the most out of it. \nCome and hang out with us at Golden Garden’s Park this Sunday. Enjoy the company and the scenery. \nFeel free to bring your own food and drinks.
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/arab-meetup-hangout-at-golden-garden-park/
LOCATION:Golden Garden Park\, 8498 Seaview Pl NW\, Seattle\, WA\, 98117\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gathering
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SUMMARY:Seattle Arab Film Festival: Family Matters (shorts)
DESCRIPTION:This series of films explores the joys\, challenges\, and complexities of family life. Speaking to intimacy\, alienation\, and a spectrum of experiences in between\, these films highlight the potential for each of us to hurt and to heal in our relationships with others.\nTRT: 54 min\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSTORY\n\n\n(Mohamed Bouhari\, Morocco\, 2023\, 19 min) \nEvery night\, a fisherman tells his son about his heroic adventures at the bottom of the sea. One day the child discovers the truth. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBeyond the Sea\n\n\n(Melinda Delaloye\, Lebanon\, 2022\, 15 min) \nA single mother who struggles to connect with her son is forced to face traumatic memories when he asks to watch the sunset by the sea. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTalk to Me\n\n\n(Ribal Chedid\, Lebanon\, 2023\, 20 min) \nConflict arises during a family visit. Separated by a locked door\, the dysfunctional dynamic intensifies\, and the past resurfaces.
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/seattle-arab-film-festival-family-matters-shorts/
LOCATION:Northwest Film Forum\, 1515 12th Ave\, 2\, Seattle\, WA\, 98122\, United States
CATEGORIES:Movie
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SUMMARY:Seattle Arab Film Festival: Luck of the Draw (shorts)
DESCRIPTION:This pair of films invites us to consider the role of chance\, fortune\, and belief in our lives. Ranging from the absurd to the poignant\, together\, these films promise to surprise and provoke.\nTRT: 23 min\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n16mm\n\n\n(Abdallah Gad\, Egypt\, 2023\, 14 min) \nA mother’s support of her son’s dreams of becoming a filmmaker continue to shape his life as an adult. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Luck of the Turtles\n(Buthaina Al Nasiri\, Egypt\, 2023\, 9 min)\n\n\nA road trip takes an unexpected turn once the family encounters a tortoise they interpret as a lucky omen.
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/seattle-arab-film-festival-luck-of-the-draw-shorts/
LOCATION:Northwest Film Forum\, 1515 12th Ave\, 2\, Seattle\, WA\, 98122\, United States
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