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SUMMARY:2022 Online Film and Discussion MidEast Series:  Sumud
DESCRIPTION:THE SPRING 2022 ONLINE FILM AND DISCUSSION SERIES  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe theme for this year’s Film Series is Sumud. This is a Palestinian word that means “Steadfastness” or “Steadfast Perseverance.” It is a cultural value in Palestine. There is no possible way Palestinians can defend themselves in the face of one of the most well-equipped military powers in the world. They practice “sumud” which sometimes is an act of making breakfast\, sometimes walking the children to the checkpoint on the way to school\, sometimes\, joining a peaceful protest at a blocked crossroad\, just to say “We are here!” \n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this series we will meet a young Israeli woman who also practices her own sumud as she resists joining the Israeli military. We will discover what sumud looks like in the devastation we call “Gaza”\, and in the tragedy we call “Hebron.” \n\n\n\n\n\n\nTo receive links to the film (watch on your own time within 48 hours of the discussion) and the Zoom discussion\, send a message to seattlemideastfocus@gmail.com \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMARCH 25\, 8 P.M. (discussion)\nOBJECTOR\nObjector follows Atalya to prison and beyond\, offering a unique window into the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from the perspective of a young woman who seeks truth and takes a stand for justice. \nLearn more here. \nwith host: \nspecial guest: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAPRIL 8\, 8 P.M. (discussion)\nGAZA\nGaza brings us into a unique place beyond the reach of television news reports to reveal a world rich with eloquent and resilient characters\, offering us a cinematic and enriching portrait of a people attempting to lead meaningful lives against the rubble of perennial conflict. \nLearn more here. \nwith host: \nspecial guest: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAPRIL 22\, 8 p.m. (discussion)\nMISSION: HEBRON\nand SKIES ABOVE HEBRON\nIn Mission: Hebron six young Israeli men who served in the army from the age of 18 give an account of their mission in Hebron\, a Palestinian city in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Footage documenting numerous appalling situations corroborates their compelling stories\, from soldiers taking pot shots with rubber bullets and conducting humiliating searches of passersby to arresting ten-year-olds and turning entire households upside down. What effect did these military duties have on their moral compass? Looking back and growing older\, how do they feel about this mission now? \nLearn more here. \nSkies above Hebron is a coming of age story depicting three boys coping\, each in his own way\, with physical and mental obstacles enclosing life in their Palestinian hometown of Hebron. \nLearn more here. \nwith host: \nspecial guest: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMAY 6\, 8 P.M. (discussion)\nLITTLE PALESTINE: DIARY OF A SEIGE\nDuring the Syrian civil war\, the district of Yarmouk\, home to thousands of Palestinians\, became the scene of dramatic and ferocious fighting. Little Palestine: Diary of a Siege is a film that follows the destiny of civilians during the brutal sieges\, imposed by the Syrian regime\, that took place in the wake of the battles. With his camera\, Abdallah Al-Khatib composes a love song to a place that proudly resists the atrocities of war \nLearn more here. \nwith host: \nspecial guest: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMAY 20\, 8 P.M. (discussion)\n200 METERS\nMustafa lives on the Palestinian-controlled side of the wall\, and Salwa and their children on the Israeli side. One day he gets the call every parent dreads: his son has been in an accident and is in the hospital. He will do anything to reach his son\, and after being denied access through the checkpoint on a technicality\, Mustafa embarks upon a journey to cross the border illegally. \nLearn more here. \nwith host: \nspecial guest:
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/objector/
LOCATION:WA
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Lecture/Panel Discussion,Movie
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SUMMARY:Movie: Ali\, Fear Eats the Soul (in person)
DESCRIPTION:Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s homage to All that Heaven Allows has since become one of his most powerful love stories. Ali: Fear Eats the Soul unravels a love affair between two unlikely characters: a lonely German widow in her sixties and a Moroccan immigrant worker in his thirties. When the couple spontaneously marries\, they face constant bigotry and criticism\, but their own insecurities about their future may be insurmountable.
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/movie-ali-fear-eats-the-soul-in-person/
LOCATION:The Beacon\, 4405 Rainier Ave S\, Seattle\, WA\, 98118\, United States
CATEGORIES:Movie
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SUMMARY:Movie: Ali\, Fear Eats the Soul (in person)
DESCRIPTION:Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s homage to All that Heaven Allows has since become one of his most powerful love stories. Ali: Fear Eats the Soul unravels a love affair between two unlikely characters: a lonely German widow in her sixties and a Moroccan immigrant worker in his thirties. When the couple spontaneously marries\, they face constant bigotry and criticism\, but their own insecurities about their future may be insurmountable.
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/movie-ali-fear-eats-the-soul-in-person-2/
LOCATION:The Beacon\, 4405 Rainier Ave S\, Seattle\, WA\, 98118\, United States
CATEGORIES:Movie
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SUMMARY:Arab Film Fest Collab (AFFC)
DESCRIPTION:The Arab American National Museum (AANM)\, the Arab Film and Media Institute (AFMI)\, ArteEast\, and Mizna proudly present the Arab Film Fest Collab (AFFC) from April 7-17\, 2022. The AFFC is a collectively produced virtual film festival\, screening independent Arab cinema for audiences across the United States. \nWith programs featuring films\, panel discussions\, and performances from Southwest Asia and North Africa (SWANA)\, the AFFC aims to capture the diverse narratives and complexity of the Arab world. Genres include drama\, science-fiction\, comedy and documentary\, in both short-form and feature lengths. Screening the work of filmmakers from countries like Lebanon\, Palestine\, Yemen\, Egypt\, Sudan\, Algeria\, and Morocco\, the AFFC exhibits all films in their original languages with English subtitles.
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/arab-film-fest-collab-affc/
LOCATION:WA
CATEGORIES:Movie
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SUMMARY:2022 Online Film and Discussion MidEast Series:  Sumud
DESCRIPTION:THE SPRING 2022 ONLINE FILM AND DISCUSSION SERIES  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe theme for this year’s Film Series is Sumud. This is a Palestinian word that means “Steadfastness” or “Steadfast Perseverance.” It is a cultural value in Palestine. There is no possible way Palestinians can defend themselves in the face of one of the most well-equipped military powers in the world. They practice “sumud” which sometimes is an act of making breakfast\, sometimes walking the children to the checkpoint on the way to school\, sometimes\, joining a peaceful protest at a blocked crossroad\, just to say “We are here!” \n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this series we will meet a young Israeli woman who also practices her own sumud as she resists joining the Israeli military. We will discover what sumud looks like in the devastation we call “Gaza”\, and in the tragedy we call “Hebron.” \n\n\n\n\n\n\nTo receive links to the film (watch on your own time within 48 hours of the discussion) and the Zoom discussion\, send a message to seattlemideastfocus@gmail.com \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAPRIL 8\, 8 P.M. (discussion)\nGAZA\nGaza brings us into a unique place beyond the reach of television news reports to reveal a world rich with eloquent and resilient characters\, offering us a cinematic and enriching portrait of a people attempting to lead meaningful lives against the rubble of perennial conflict. \nLearn more here. \nwith host: \nspecial guest: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAPRIL 22\, 8 p.m. (discussion)\nMISSION: HEBRON\nand SKIES ABOVE HEBRON\nIn Mission: Hebron six young Israeli men who served in the army from the age of 18 give an account of their mission in Hebron\, a Palestinian city in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Footage documenting numerous appalling situations corroborates their compelling stories\, from soldiers taking pot shots with rubber bullets and conducting humiliating searches of passersby to arresting ten-year-olds and turning entire households upside down. What effect did these military duties have on their moral compass? Looking back and growing older\, how do they feel about this mission now? \nLearn more here. \nSkies above Hebron is a coming of age story depicting three boys coping\, each in his own way\, with physical and mental obstacles enclosing life in their Palestinian hometown of Hebron. \nLearn more here. \nwith host: \nspecial guest: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMAY 6\, 8 P.M. (discussion)\nLITTLE PALESTINE: DIARY OF A SEIGE\nDuring the Syrian civil war\, the district of Yarmouk\, home to thousands of Palestinians\, became the scene of dramatic and ferocious fighting. Little Palestine: Diary of a Siege is a film that follows the destiny of civilians during the brutal sieges\, imposed by the Syrian regime\, that took place in the wake of the battles. With his camera\, Abdallah Al-Khatib composes a love song to a place that proudly resists the atrocities of war \nLearn more here. \nwith host: \nspecial guest: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMAY 20\, 8 P.M. (discussion)\n200 METERS\nMustafa lives on the Palestinian-controlled side of the wall\, and Salwa and their children on the Israeli side. One day he gets the call every parent dreads: his son has been in an accident and is in the hospital. He will do anything to reach his son\, and after being denied access through the checkpoint on a technicality\, Mustafa embarks upon a journey to cross the border illegally. \nLearn more here. \nwith host: \nspecial guest:
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/gaza/
LOCATION:WA
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Lecture/Panel Discussion,Movie
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SUMMARY:SIFF - Arab movies and movies involving Arabs
DESCRIPTION:SIFF was quite disappointing this year when it comes to Arab films.  Here are the three Arab films I found: \nA Tale of Love and Desire (Tunesia)\nWhere: In person only: Tuesday\, April 19\, 6:30pm at AMC Pacific Place and Wednesday\, April 20th at 3:30pm at Majestic Bay. \nSparks fly between literature students Ahmed and Farah in Leyla Bouzid’s seductive sophomore feature\, when their study of erotic Arabic poetry moves beyond the classroom. \nhttps://www.siff.net/festival/a-tale-of-love-and-desire \nCosta Brava\, Lebanon\nWhere: In person only: Friday\, April 15\, 1:30pm at AMC Pacific Place and Saturday\, April 16th at 8:00pm at SIFF Cinema Uptown \nA family moves from the squalor of Beirut to a green oasis: an off-the-grid chicken farm miles away. Then one day the squalor comes looking for them as plans are announced for a landfill right next door. \nhttps://www.siff.net/festival/costa-brava-lebanon \n \nFeathers\nWhere: In person only: Saturday\, April 16\, 9:00pm at AMC Pacific Place and Monday\, April 18th at 3:30pm at Ark Lodge Cinemas \nEgyptian patriarchy and misogyny are the targets and absurdism is the weapon as a man\, via a birthday-party magician\, is transformed into a chicken and his downtrodden wife realizes this may be a change for the better. \nhttps://www.siff.net/festival/feathers-x27287 \n——————————————————————————————– \nAnd I hesitate to list these because they do not center Arab voices but they involve Arabs.  Please watch trailers and read before deciding to watch these movies.  They seem to be sympathetic to the Arab world but still come from the colonizer’s point of view. \n \nAhed’s Knee\nWhere: Virtual and Sunday\, April 17\, 8:30pm at AMC Pacific Place and Tuesday\, April 19th at 3:00pm at Ark Lodge Cinemas \nIn this emotionally charged semi-autobiographical movie\, Israeli writer/director Nadav Lapid’s alter ego fights against state pressure and for artistic freedom as he is working on a film about a Palestinian activist. \nhttps://www.siff.net/festival/aheds-knee \n  \n \nThe Olive Trees of Justice\nWhere: Virtual and Saturday\, April 16\, 2022 at 2:30pm at SIFF Cinema Uptown \n\nThe only French film shot on location during the Algerian War\, The Olive Trees of Justice also won the inaugural Critics Prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 1962. American-born director James Blue (from Portland\, OR)\, working with a mainly non-professional cast\, clandestinely filmed in Algiers and the surrounding countryside under the pretext that he was making a documentary about the wine industry. Jean (Pierre Prothon)\, Algerian-born but long a resident of Paris\, returns home to visit his dying father (Jean Pélégri\, author of the autobiographical novel on which the film is based). His father\, a pioneering colonist\, once owned a prosperous vineyard\, long since lost to creditors. In frequent flashbacks\, Jean nostalgically remembers his idyllic childhood on the farm with Arab friends but realizes those days are gone. Amid tanks and bomb-disposal units prowling the city streets\, Jean looks up old friends\, encountering colonial oppression and racial inequity that he barely notices. Little seen at the time of its release just after Algeria achieved independence\, this neorealist gem deserves rediscovery.\n\nhttps://www.siff.net/festival/the-olive-trees-of-justice \nThe First 54 Years\, an Abbreviated Manual for Military Occupation\nWhere: In person only: Where: Virtual and Monday\, April 18\, 6:00pm at at Ark Lodge Cinemas and Thursday\, April 21st at 1:00pm at AMC Pacific Place \nTestimony from Israeli soldiers\, speaking out for the first time as part of the “Breaking the Silence” project\, is pieced together to reveal how their nation’s occupation of Palestinian territory has lasted so long. \nhttps://www.siff.net/festival/the-first-54-years-an-abbreviated-manual-for-military-occupation
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/siff-arab-movies-2022/
LOCATION:WA
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SUMMARY:2022 Online Film and Discussion MidEast Series:  Sumud
DESCRIPTION:THE SPRING 2022 ONLINE FILM AND DISCUSSION SERIES  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe theme for this year’s Film Series is Sumud. This is a Palestinian word that means “Steadfastness” or “Steadfast Perseverance.” It is a cultural value in Palestine. There is no possible way Palestinians can defend themselves in the face of one of the most well-equipped military powers in the world. They practice “sumud” which sometimes is an act of making breakfast\, sometimes walking the children to the checkpoint on the way to school\, sometimes\, joining a peaceful protest at a blocked crossroad\, just to say “We are here!” \n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this series we will meet a young Israeli woman who also practices her own sumud as she resists joining the Israeli military. We will discover what sumud looks like in the devastation we call “Gaza”\, and in the tragedy we call “Hebron.” \n\n\n\n\n\n\nTo receive links to the film (watch on your own time within 48 hours of the discussion) and the Zoom discussion\, send a message to seattlemideastfocus@gmail.com \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAPRIL 22\, 8 p.m. (discussion)\nMISSION: HEBRON\nand SKIES ABOVE HEBRON\nIn Mission: Hebron six young Israeli men who served in the army from the age of 18 give an account of their mission in Hebron\, a Palestinian city in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Footage documenting numerous appalling situations corroborates their compelling stories\, from soldiers taking pot shots with rubber bullets and conducting humiliating searches of passersby to arresting ten-year-olds and turning entire households upside down. What effect did these military duties have on their moral compass? Looking back and growing older\, how do they feel about this mission now? \nLearn more here. \nSkies above Hebron is a coming of age story depicting three boys coping\, each in his own way\, with physical and mental obstacles enclosing life in their Palestinian hometown of Hebron. \nLearn more here. \nwith host: \nspecial guest: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMAY 6\, 8 P.M. (discussion)\nLITTLE PALESTINE: DIARY OF A SEIGE\nDuring the Syrian civil war\, the district of Yarmouk\, home to thousands of Palestinians\, became the scene of dramatic and ferocious fighting. Little Palestine: Diary of a Siege is a film that follows the destiny of civilians during the brutal sieges\, imposed by the Syrian regime\, that took place in the wake of the battles. With his camera\, Abdallah Al-Khatib composes a love song to a place that proudly resists the atrocities of war \nLearn more here. \nwith host: \nspecial guest: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMAY 20\, 8 P.M. (discussion)\n200 METERS\nMustafa lives on the Palestinian-controlled side of the wall\, and Salwa and their children on the Israeli side. One day he gets the call every parent dreads: his son has been in an accident and is in the hospital. He will do anything to reach his son\, and after being denied access through the checkpoint on a technicality\, Mustafa embarks upon a journey to cross the border illegally. \nLearn more here. \nwith host: \nspecial guest:
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/hebron/
LOCATION:WA
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Lecture/Panel Discussion,Movie
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SUMMARY:Mizna Film Series: RESTORED/RECOVERED: ALGERIAN FILMMAKING IN DIASPORA: NAHLA
DESCRIPTION:The spring 2022 season of the Mizna Film Series highlights recently restored works by Algerian filmmakers in diaspora. Curated by Mizna’s Film Programming Coordinator Ahmed Abdulmageed\, the two-month segment presents films produced during the global leftist movements in the 1970s. This selection celebrates Algerian filmmakers and their collaborators\, Farouk Beloufa\, Djouhra Abouda\, and Alain Bonnamy\, who captured the political complexities of the moment\, as well as the rhythmic and aesthetic make-up of their diasporas\, by breaking away from traditional filmic forms. \nAPRIL 27–MAY 1 2022: NAHLA (dir. 1979\, Farouk Beloufa) \nIn April\, Mizna presents Nahla\, Farouk Beloufa’s only feature film\, which follows a group of leftist friends in Beirut at the beginning of the Lebanese Civil War. An exploration of war through journalism\, photography\, and cinematography\, Nahla is a political film and a love story. The film stars the Lebanese actor Yasmine Khlat and features a soundtrack composed by the renowned Lebanese musician Ziad Rahbani. \nAvailable virtually April 28–May 1\, 2022 in the US ONLY. TICKETS
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/mizna-film-series-restored-recovered-algerian-filmmaking-in-diaspora-nahla/
LOCATION:WA
CATEGORIES:Movie
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SUMMARY:Free Virtual Screening of the Film: 1920: The other side of the Palestinian story
DESCRIPTION:SYNOPSIS \nA land without a people\, and a people without a land” is how the relationship between Palestine and the Jewish people was described by Christian writers in the 1800s. And the 20th-century history of the Middle East has largely been written through these eyes. \n\nDirected by Ashraf Mashharawi \nClick here to register for this event. \n\nSaturday\, April 30\, 2022\n12:00 PM  2:00 PM ET\n\n\nFilm director will join us after the film to answer questions and participate in audience discussion.
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/free-virtual-screening-of-the-film-1920-the-other-side-of-the-palestinian-story/
LOCATION:WA
CATEGORIES:Movie
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SUMMARY:2022 Online Film and Discussion MidEast Series:  Sumud
DESCRIPTION:THE SPRING 2022 ONLINE FILM AND DISCUSSION SERIES  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe theme for this year’s Film Series is Sumud. This is a Palestinian word that means “Steadfastness” or “Steadfast Perseverance.” It is a cultural value in Palestine. There is no possible way Palestinians can defend themselves in the face of one of the most well-equipped military powers in the world. They practice “sumud” which sometimes is an act of making breakfast\, sometimes walking the children to the checkpoint on the way to school\, sometimes\, joining a peaceful protest at a blocked crossroad\, just to say “We are here!” \n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this series we will meet a young Israeli woman who also practices her own sumud as she resists joining the Israeli military. We will discover what sumud looks like in the devastation we call “Gaza”\, and in the tragedy we call “Hebron.” \n\n\n\n\n\n\nTo receive links to the film (watch on your own time within 48 hours of the discussion) and the Zoom discussion\, send a message to seattlemideastfocus@gmail.com \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMAY 6\, 8 P.M. (discussion)\nLITTLE PALESTINE: DIARY OF A SEIGE\nDuring the Syrian civil war\, the district of Yarmouk\, home to thousands of Palestinians\, became the scene of dramatic and ferocious fighting. Little Palestine: Diary of a Siege is a film that follows the destiny of civilians during the brutal sieges\, imposed by the Syrian regime\, that took place in the wake of the battles. With his camera\, Abdallah Al-Khatib composes a love song to a place that proudly resists the atrocities of war \nLearn more here. \nwith host: \nspecial guest: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMAY 20\, 8 P.M. (discussion)\n200 METERS\nMustafa lives on the Palestinian-controlled side of the wall\, and Salwa and their children on the Israeli side. One day he gets the call every parent dreads: his son has been in an accident and is in the hospital. He will do anything to reach his son\, and after being denied access through the checkpoint on a technicality\, Mustafa embarks upon a journey to cross the border illegally. \nLearn more here. \nwith host: \nspecial guest:
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/little_palestine/
LOCATION:WA
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Lecture/Panel Discussion,Movie
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SUMMARY:Movie:  The Door (in person and online streaming) - part of a collection of short films!
DESCRIPTION:THE DOOR\n(as part of a collection of short films)\n\nREEM MORSI / CANADA (2018)\nWhen a Syrian refugee family is forcefully confronted with grief\, they attempt to face an\noverwhelming loss in unexpected ways. \n\nThu\, May 12th\, 7:00 PM @ The Pickford Film Center (Bellingham)\n[Available May 19\, 12:00 AM – May 30\, 2:00 AM\, 2022] Stream online…\n 
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/movie-the-door-in-person-and-online-streaming-part-of-a-collection-of-short-films/
LOCATION:WA
CATEGORIES:Movie
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220520T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220520T210000
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SUMMARY:2022 Online Film and Discussion MidEast Series:  Sumud
DESCRIPTION:THE SPRING 2022 ONLINE FILM AND DISCUSSION SERIES  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe theme for this year’s Film Series is Sumud. This is a Palestinian word that means “Steadfastness” or “Steadfast Perseverance.” It is a cultural value in Palestine. There is no possible way Palestinians can defend themselves in the face of one of the most well-equipped military powers in the world. They practice “sumud” which sometimes is an act of making breakfast\, sometimes walking the children to the checkpoint on the way to school\, sometimes\, joining a peaceful protest at a blocked crossroad\, just to say “We are here!” \n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this series we will meet a young Israeli woman who also practices her own sumud as she resists joining the Israeli military. We will discover what sumud looks like in the devastation we call “Gaza”\, and in the tragedy we call “Hebron.” \n\n\n\n\n\n\nTo receive links to the film (watch on your own time within 48 hours of the discussion) and the Zoom discussion\, send a message to seattlemideastfocus@gmail.com \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMAY 20\, 8 P.M. (discussion)\n200 METERS\nMustafa lives on the Palestinian-controlled side of the wall\, and Salwa and their children on the Israeli side. One day he gets the call every parent dreads: his son has been in an accident and is in the hospital. He will do anything to reach his son\, and after being denied access through the checkpoint on a technicality\, Mustafa embarks upon a journey to cross the border illegally. \nLearn more here. \nwith host: \nspecial guest:
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/mideast-series_200/
LOCATION:WA
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Lecture/Panel Discussion,Movie
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220525
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SUMMARY:Arab Film Series:  ArteEast
DESCRIPTION:Arab Film Series online is pleased to present INTIMATE DISTANCE – a Mother’s Day special program on the meaning of motherhood and womanhood from the perspective of two renowned artists and filmmakers Mona Hatoum and Marianne Khoury.  \nHatoum’s personal short film Measures of Distance conveys the intimate relationship between mother and daughter through their exchanged letters during Hatoum’s life in exile\, it also reflects a tremendous sense of loss as a result of exile and separation caused by war. \nIn her feature length autobiographical documentary Let’s Talk\, Marianne Khoury reflects on her own family history\, and her complex relationship with her mother through an intimate and candid conversation between her and her daughter – exploring what it means to be a woman\, mother\, and an artist in the face of personal\, artistic\, and national crisis.
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/arab-film-series-arteeast/
LOCATION:WA
CATEGORIES:Movie
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220526
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220530
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SUMMARY:Mizna Film Series: RESTORED/RECOVERED: ALGERIAN FILMMAKING IN DIASPORA: DJOUHRA ABOUDA AND ALAIN BONNAMY RETROSPECTIVE
DESCRIPTION:The spring 2022 season of the Mizna Film Series highlights recently restored works by Algerian filmmakers in diaspora. Curated by Mizna’s Film Programming Coordinator Ahmed Abdulmageed\, the two-month segment presents films produced during the global leftist movements in the 1970s. This selection celebrates Algerian filmmakers and their collaborators\, Farouk Beloufa\, Djouhra Abouda\, and Alain Bonnamy\, who captured the political complexities of the moment\, as well as the rhythmic and aesthetic make-up of their diasporas\, by breaking away from traditional filmic forms. \nMAY 25–29 2022: NAHLA (dir. 1979\, Farouk Beloufa) \nIn May\, the Mizna Film Series highlights the work of Djouhra Abouda and Alain Bonnamy. Their films push the formal boundaries of filmmaking by combining experimental aesthetics with political and social commentary and action. While working in Paris\, Abouda and Bonnamy made two experimental short films\, Algérie Couleurs (1972) and Ciné-Cité (1974)\, and the feature-length Ali au pays des merveilles (1976). All three films were recently restored and digitized through the efforts of the Talitha Association\, and Léa Morin. \nScreening IN-PERSON at Trylon Cinema on Wednesday\, May 25\, 2022 at 7pm. TICKETS\n\nAvailable virtually May 26–29\, 2022 in the US ONLY. TICKETS
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/12570/
LOCATION:WA
CATEGORIES:Movie
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220526
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220531
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SUMMARY:Arab Women's Showcase: AFMI
DESCRIPTION:Arab Women in the Arts is AFMI’s annual showcase to honor generations of Arab women who have excelled in and revolutionized all forms of artistic expression. \n  \nThe 2022 Arab Women in the Arts edition includes short and feature films\, poetry readings\, musical performances alongside a virtual gallery featuring paintings\, photographs\, fiber art and illustrations. The program will also include talkbacks and discussions with the artists about their work and their personal stories of empowerment. \nThis showcase runs from May 26-30th\, with a highlight on the work of the late Lebanese filmmaker Randal Chahal Sabbag.\nAll programming available virtually with two in-person events in New York City and San Francisco. \nFor more information and to reserve your spot\, visit the event site.
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/arab-womens-showcase-may/
LOCATION:WA
CATEGORIES:Movie
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220527
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220530
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SUMMARY:Civilized People: online movie streaming
DESCRIPTION:During the civil war\, many elites fled the country for safe harbor in Europe’s capitals\, leaving behind apartments and villas in the care of domestic labor imported from Egypt\, the Philippines and Sri-Lanka. These stories of survival have never been recorded\, let alone inspired a fiction film. With scathing humor\, Civilized People draws the portrait of a war-tormented Beirut neighborhood\, at the mercy of the mood swings of a sniper. The plot weaves the tribulations of a Muslim militia fighter and a Christian maid\, with the misadventures of a high-society lady who\, undaunted by checkpoints and shelling\, decides to fly back for a tryst with her lover. Civilized People premiered at Venice (official selection); it screened and at the Toronto International Film Festival and won the Nestor Almendros award (New York\, 2000). The film’s sharp critique of Lebanese elites created an uproar in Lebanon\, and was banned from being screened.
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/civilized-people-online-movie-streaming/
LOCATION:WA
CATEGORIES:Movie
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220527
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220530
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SUMMARY:Pioneering Arab Women in Music: online movie streaming
DESCRIPTION:A portrait of Sama’ Abdulhadi – the Palestinian techno queen\, blasting around the globe. An emblematic artist of the Palestinian underground scene\, Abdulhadi is one of the first DJs and electronic music producers to emerge from the region. \nAbout the filmmaker: \nJan Beddegenoodts is a director & documentary film maker with a background as a photographer and the mayor of Cameltown. The last 10 years he has been creating films about resistance\, rave culture and everything in between art and activism. He uses a cinematographic style to portray people with their passion and struggles. His work zooms in on a micro-reality to bring urgent matters to a world wide audience. You can watch his films online at www.cameltown.org
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/pioneering-arab-women-in-music-online-movie-streaming/
LOCATION:WA
CATEGORIES:Movie
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220528T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220528T110000
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SUMMARY:Free virtual screening of the documentary film "Going Home\," directed by Omar Al-Qattan
DESCRIPTION:To register for this event please click here. \nAbout the Film \n1995; 48 Minutes\, English and Arabic with English Subtitles. \n“Gives a thorough insight into the historical events surrounding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict\, filmed through the eyes of a former British General reliving the battles and considering the role of the British in the conflict.” —Cantilevers \nIn late 1947\, Palestine is a country in the throes of war between Palestine’s Arabs and Jews. The British government is officially responsible for maintaining law and order but it quickly loses control and decides to abandon the country on May 15th 1948\, leaving behind a war which was to lead to the tragic dispossession of over three quarter million Palestinian Arabs of their homes and the creation of the state of Israel. One man\, Major Derek Cooper\, witnessed those final days of the Mandate as an officer in the British army responsible for the protection of the Arab city of Jaffa. His experiences there marked him so deeply that he continued to work on behalf of Palestine’s refugees for most of his life. The film tells the story of his return to Palestine/Israel in the summer of 1995. \nGoing Home tells the story of Cooper’s return to Israel in the summer of 1995. In an effort to capture the past\, Cooper and his wife revisit famous sites and talk to Palestinians and Israelis about the events of 1948. This film is a compelling look back at the beginning of a conflict that would last for generations to come.
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/free-virtual-screening-of-the-documentary-film-going-home-directed-by-omar-al-qattan/
LOCATION:WA
CATEGORIES:Movie
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220604T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220604T103000
DTSTAMP:20260408T075015
CREATED:20220531T170056Z
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SUMMARY:Film Online Screening: Liwan: A Story of Cultural Resistance
DESCRIPTION:“Liwan” is a documentary about the cultural space of the same name in Nazareth. Producer and Director Doris Hakim first met the founders of Liwan – Sami Jabali\, Sally Azzam and Silke Wanner – back in 2016\, when an exhibition she was to put on in Nazareth was banned. They came out to support her\, and she immediately fell in love with them and with Liwan. \n  \nTo register for this event please click here.\nTo view the film trailer please click here.
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/film-online-screening-liwan-a-story-of-cultural-resistance/
LOCATION:WA
CATEGORIES:Movie
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220609
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220613
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SUMMARY:Second Intifada - 20 Years On: Film Series: Online
DESCRIPTION:The Second Intifada heralded a particularly fresh\, urgent and experimental approach to filmmaking\, in tune with the uprisings to which they contributed. Working at a distance from both the main political organizations and\, often\, the aesthetic insistences of Global Northern art cinema funding\, filmmakers took advantage of accessible technologies to forge new notions of freedom. The prolific body of work from this period does not just defiantly catalogue heightened colonial aggressions and appropriations\, it does so with a wit and eclecticism of approach that touched diverse audiences at home and internationally. \nFeaturing works by Ayreen Anastas\, Nahed Awwad\, Enas I. Al-Muthaffar\, Annemarie Jacir\, and Larissa Sansour
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/second-intifada-20-years-on-film-series-online/
LOCATION:WA
CATEGORIES:Movie
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220623
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220627
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SUMMARY:Celebrating Pride + Luminance: A Mizna Tribute to Etel Adnan
DESCRIPTION:As part of Mizna’s Pride programming\, we celebrate the life and legacy of the prolific artist\, writer\, and philosopher Etel Adnan in a series of film and literary programs.\n\nAdnan’s thoughtful and fierce approach to her practice serves as an inspiration and will continue to have a deep impact. Mizna’s summer programs in film and literature will highlight the work of Adnan and the ways her significant contributions to the cultural realm continue to radiate in her absence.\nAvailable virtually June 23– 26\, 2022 WORLDWIDE. Tickets are pay what you can. TICKETS
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/celebrating-pride-luminance-a-mizna-tribute-to-etel-adnan/
LOCATION:WA
CATEGORIES:Movie
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220623T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220623T223000
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SUMMARY:Shall I Compare You to a Summer's Day? (Bashtaalak sa’at) [In-Person Only]
DESCRIPTION:About the film:\n\n\n\n(Mohammad Shawky Hassan\, Egypt\, Lebanon & Germany\, 2022\, 66 min\, in English and Arabic with English subtitles) \n** US premiere! Co-presented by Goethe Pop Up Seattle & Three Dollar Bill Cinema ** \nIn celebration of Seattle Pride\, we are proud to partner with Three Dollar Bill Cinema to present the US premiere of Shall I Compare You to a Summer’s Day\, the arty\, sensual\, and short first feature film by Egyptian video artist and filmmaker Mohammad Shawky Hassan. Imaginatively shot in blue-screen studios in Berlin\, Shall I Compare You is set in a time that is part tongue-in-cheek mythical past\, part relentlessly contemporary\, all queer\, and all Cairo. When our mistress of ceremonies (the Egyptian singer\, actor\, and powerful diva Donia Massoud) undertakes to tell the story of a queer romance\, she is diverted endlessly among the intersecting and diverging tales of the men of Club Scheherezade. This storybook Club is in an Egypt where gay and queer people can date\, kiss\, argue\, and hold hands without (or almost without) fear. The fact that this freedom must be fantastical is the determinedly cheerful movie’s sucker punch \nThe movie’s light tone belies an artistic seriousness of intent\, and the everyday intimacies of the men before the screen are given the weight of legend by fable-like chapter titles from the Arabian Nights and by song\, mostly decontextualized Egyptian pop\, sung earnestly by the men themselves or by Massoud.  Slyly carnal\, Shall I Compare You almost literally goes inside relationships\, hookups\, and the space between while finding wonderful opportunities for solidarity among its characters \nIn the film’s slippery\, giddily artificial structure\, Hassan employs what has been called a queer dramaturgy\, characterized by a subversive joy in digression and sexuality not unrelated\, perhaps\, to that of the original Arabian Nights. Shall I Compare You brings a gloriously peculiar perspective to a complex of relationships that are limned by Grindr\, tempted and troubled by polyamory\, and full\, always\, of sincerity and heart. (Martin Schwartz)
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/shall-i-compare-you-to-a-summers-day-bashtaalak-saat-in-person-only/
LOCATION:Northwest Film Forum\, 1515 12th Ave\, 2\, Seattle\, WA\, 98122\, United States
CATEGORIES:Movie
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220624
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220627
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SUMMARY:Arab Film Series: Queer Arab Films
DESCRIPTION:Starting next week! A special selection of Queer Arab films in celebration of June Pride month as part of the Arab Film Series online. \n  \nScreening Online: June 24-26 \nRSVP at arabfilmseries.org \nFree / $5 suggested donation \nFilms available in North America \n  \nFILM PROGRAM \nBrothers\, Mike Mosallam\, United States\,  2018\,  9 mins \nSon of a Dancer\, Georges Hazim\, Lebanon\, 2018\, 20 mins \nDearborn Ash\, Hena Ashraf\, 2United States\, 2019\, 9 mins \nMarco\, Saleem Haddad\, United Kingdom/Lebanon\, 2019\, 22 mins \n  \nThe Arab Film Series online is a monthly program of films and discussions with artists and filmmakers from the SWANA region and its diasporas\, presented by ArteEast in partnership with the Arab American National Museum and Arab Film and Media Institute. \n  \nImage credit:  Son of A Dancer\, directed by Georges Hazim \n  \nBrothers\, Mike Mosallam\, United States\,  2018\,  9 mins \nBrothers is a coming-of-age short film-music video hybrid that follows a Muslim Arab boy as he comes to terms with his sexuality. Upon recognizing that he is different through the lens of his family and society as a whole\, he decides to face his fears with the support of an older brother who stands by him and encourages him to be himself\, in the face of bias and adversity. \n  \nSon of a Dancer\, Georges Hazim\, Lebanon\, 2018\, 20 mins \nArabic with English Subtitles  \nMajed\, a 20-year-old man\, is grieving the loss of his recently deceased mother. One day\, he gets the shock of his life when he learns that she used to be a belly dancer. Torn between his relationship with his now-silent father\, and Hanine\, the woman who will help him overcome his grief; he takes a trip down memory lane in an attempt to discover the mysterious past of his mother. \n  \nDearborn Ash\, Hena Ashraf\, United States\, 2019\, 9 mins \nIn the midst of the Arab-American enclave of Dearborn\, Michigan\, Roshan has moved back to her parents’ house in Metro Detroit after many failed years in NYC. With her OCD in overdrive she meets up with her old college friend Ayman during Ramadan. He disrupts their iftar plans\, however\, and Roshan finds herself having to deal with all sorts of characters who take over her car. The night turns out to be full of surprises – some annoying\, and some wonderful. \n  \nMarco\, Saleem Haddad\, United Kingdom/Lebanon\, 2019\, 22 mins \nEnglish\, Arabic with English \n Omar has been living in London for a decade. He spends his days working in the City\, and his nights ignoring phone calls from his family back in Lebanon. One evening\, restless after another pleading voicemail from his mother\, he reaches for his phone and invites over Marco\, a Spanish student newly-arrived in London\, who’s doing sex work to earn some extra cash. But when Marco arrives\, Omar can’t shake the feeling that something’s not right about the young man. As their night together progresses truths are revealed\, defenses are lowered\, and Omar discovers the lengths that Marco has gone to reach London. \nRSVP FOR ARAB FILM SERIES \nJune 24-26: Arab Film Series special Pride program ++ Walid Raad’s Festival of Gratitude
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/arab-film-series-queer-arab-films/
LOCATION:WA
CATEGORIES:Movie
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220702T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220702T110000
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SUMMARY:Streaming Cinema: The Guardian of Memory\, directed by Sawsan Qaoud
DESCRIPTION:This Saturday’s Event: The documentary film “The Guardian of Memory\,” directed by Sawsan Qaoud \nSaturday July 2nd\, 2022 – 12:00 Noon US EST; 7:00 PM Palestine Time.\nRuntime 54 Minutes\, English subtitles\nPlease click here to register for the film.
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/streaming-cinema-the-guardian-of-memory-directed-by-sawsan-qaoud/
LOCATION:WA
CATEGORIES:Movie
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220709T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220709T110000
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CREATED:20220708T153829Z
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SUMMARY:Free virtual screening of the documentary film "Lama Brothers - Pioneers of Arabic Cinema\," directed by Raed Duzdar
DESCRIPTION:To register for this event please click here. \n\nTo view the film trailer please click here. \nThe screening of the film will be followed by Q&A discussion with film Director Read Duzdar. \nAbout the Film\n59 Minutes\, English Subtitles\, 2013. \n(Lama Brothers) film\, is a documentary film produced by Palestine TV and directed by Raed Duzdar. The film talks about the life story of the two brothers\, Badr and Ibrahim Lama and their role in establishing the beginnings of Arabic cinema\, in which their film ( Kiss in the desert ) is considered the first narrative Arabic film which was screened in the city of Alexandria at the (Cosmograph Cinema) in 1927. In addition to their production of dozens of films\, which many of them are considered from the early movies in Arabic cinema
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/free-virtual-screening-of-the-documentary-film-lama-brothers-pioneers-of-arabic-cinema-directed-by-raed-duzdar/
LOCATION:WA
CATEGORIES:Movie
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220716T090000
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SUMMARY:Free virtual screening of the documentary film "Stones of the Valley\," directed by Ismail Habbash
DESCRIPTION:About the Film \nStones of the Valley is an oral history-based documentary of the activities and struggle of members of the Palestinian Communist Party from 1948 through 1967. The film director interviewed six prominent members of the Palestinian Communist party in an 0ral history format. Each member talked about their involvement in the Party and the trouble they encountered as a result on the hands of the authorities in charge of the West Bank at the time\, including arrest\, torture and intimidation. This is a rare treatment of a subject that has not been publicly discussed.
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/free-virtual-screening-of-the-documentary-film-stones-of-the-valley-directed-by-ismail-habbash/
LOCATION:WA
CATEGORIES:Movie
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220721
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220725
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SUMMARY:Movie (streaming): July: A Perfect Day + Ashes
DESCRIPTION:In July\, we present two of Hadjithomas and Joreige’s films which deal with absence. A Perfect Day tracks Malek\, who has both sleep apnea and narcolepsy. He lives with his mother\, Claudia\, who has still not accepted his father’s disappearance 15 years earlier. She stays at home in case her husband returns. Malek drives around the city in search of Zeina\, the woman he loves\, but who no longer wants to see him. Each of them is trying to live with a void of lost love\, but today may be the “perfect day” to lay their ghosts to rest.\n\nRamad (Ashes) follows Nabil as he returns to Beirut with the ashes of his father who died abroad. He tries to overcome his bereavement while his family insists on respecting rites and customs by burying a non-existent corpse.\n\n\nAvailable virtually WORLDWIDE July 21–24\, 2022. Tickets are pay what you can. TICKETS
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/movie-streaming-july-a-perfect-day-ashes/
LOCATION:WA
CATEGORIES:Movie
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220728
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220801
DTSTAMP:20260408T075015
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SUMMARY:Arab Film Series Online: Bloody Beans + Talkback
DESCRIPTION:Arab Film Series Online: Bloody Beans + Talkback\nFree Online Stream | Suggested $5 Donation – Register \nThis July\, in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Algerian Independence from France\, Arab Film Series presents Bloody Beans\, an experimental take on the Algerian War by Narimane Mari. This program is accompanied with a recorded discussion with the filmmaker. \nShot on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of Algerian independence\, (the film) is based on a loose\, improvisational script about a group of children who\, fed up with their monotonous diet of beans\, decide to steal food from the French military barracks and end up capturing a young French soldier as well. This allegory of the Algerian War of Independence is enacted on the beach and within the populous neighborhoods of today’s Algiers\, where almost half the population is under twenty-five years of age and largely unemployed. In a powerful mix of past (the struggle against French occupation) and present (the struggle of young people to survive)\, the film addresses the emotional realities of colonialism and contemporary forms of disenfranchisement.\, which sees the conflict played out by a group of vibrant children. Incorporating unique lighting and sound\, the film is a complex exploration of colonial powers and the fight for freedom. \n77 Minutes / 2013 / Algeria / Experimental / French and Arabic with English subtitles \nFor questions\, e-mail Dave Serio at dserio@accesscommunity.org.
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/arab-film-series-online-bloody-beans-talkback/
LOCATION:WA
CATEGORIES:Lecture/Panel Discussion,Movie
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220730T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220730T110000
DTSTAMP:20260408T075015
CREATED:20220727T205705Z
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SUMMARY:Free virtual screening of the documentary film "Aida Returns\," directed by Carol Mansour
DESCRIPTION:We will be screening a 20 minute-condensed pre-release version of the film. The film screening will be followed by Q&A discussion with Carol Mansour\, film director\, and Muna Khalidi\, producer. Click the title above for more information. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAIDA RETURNS – أمي العائدة إلى يافا\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis film is a poignant\, sometimes sad\, sometimes painful\, sometimes humorous\, often absurd story of a multiple journey: the journey of loss as the director’s mother Aida struggled with losing herself to Alzheimer’s disease\, but finding solace in her repeated “returning” to the Yafa and Palestine of her youth; the journey of the loss of a parent; and the ultimate return journey back to Yafa where Aida would finally find rest and be herself once more. \nClose to four years after Aida’s passing away\, the director’s friend and colleague Tanya who lives in Ramallah came to visit Beirut. When she heard about Aida’s wishes and yearning for Yafa\, Tanya suggested that she herself carries the ashes back. The film accompanies director Carol Mansour as she engineers a way to return her mother to Yafa in search of eternal rest and peace for her. A return that is aided by an unlikely set of friends and strangers all coming together to facilitate what should have been a simple journey. This journey is at the same time very private and personal\, while resonating with hundreds of thousands of Alzheimer’s sufferers and their families as well as hundreds of thousands of Palestinian refugees awaiting their return home. \nThis film is a tribute to the lost past of the director’s family\, an attempt to restore part of both an individual and a collective memory\, and a poetic nod and affirmation to all those exiled Palestinians forbidden from returning to their hometowns\, even after death. \n\n\nClick here to watch the film trailer. \nClick here to register for this event. \nWe will be screening a 20 minute-condensed pre-release version of the film. The film screening will be followed by Q&A discussion with Carol Mansour\, film director\, and Muna Khalidi\, producer
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/free-virtual-screening-of-the-documentary-film-aida-returns-directed-by-carol-mansour/
LOCATION:WA
CATEGORIES:Lecture/Panel Discussion,Movie
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220812
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220822
DTSTAMP:20260408T075015
CREATED:20220727T192946Z
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SUMMARY:AANM’s Arab Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, Aug. 12 – Sunday\, Aug. 21\, 2022\n$75 Early Bird Festival Passes\nAANM proudly hosts the annual Arab Film Festival (AFF) featuring the best of critically acclaimed and award-winning Arab American and Arab world films\, many of which are unlikely to reach traditional American commercial theaters and often make their regional or national debut at AFF. This year\, the festival will take place virtually and in-person\, Aug. 12-21\, 2022!  \nEarly bird passes are on sale now – act fast and purchase yours today for only $75! \nAFF showcases Arab and Arab American films for fans of Arabic-language movies and adventurous art-film lovers seeking new perspectives and outside-the-box thinking. We pride ourselves on creating a safe space\, a platform for Arab and Arab American films and filmmakers and to give a voice to Arab and Arab American artists and their stories. \nStay tuned for the full schedule and film lineup! \n  \nBecome a sponsor of AFF\nONLINE SPONSORSHIP  |  DOWNLOAD SPONSORSHIP FORM
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/aanms-arab-film-festival/
LOCATION:WA
CATEGORIES:Movie
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