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SUMMARY:Arab Film Festival 2021
DESCRIPTION:We are putting the finishing touches to AFF2021’s schedule and can’t wait to share it! In the meantime\, here’s a little preview of what’s coming: \n\nA selection of shorts from Iraq and Lebanon\nOur annual Queer Lens\nAward winning features including Moss Agate\, Our River…Our Sky\, and 200 Meters\nA spotlight on documentaries directed by women\nand more!\n\nMoss Agate (Lebanon\, 2021)\nBeirut\, summer 2019.  The filmmaker experiences a descent into the abyss. His health is at stake and his film community is falling apart.  His actress friend Tamara is the last one to leave… \nOur River…Our Sky (Iraq\, 2020)\nIn a typically mixed Baghdadi neighborhood in 2006\, a community of ordinary people try to live their everyday lives amidst the threat of unpredictable violence. At the heart of these intersecting stories we find Sara\, a single mother and novelist. With the news of Saddam Hussein’s sudden execution shortly before the New Year\, Sara and her neighbors brace themselves for an uncertain future. Yet\, like a miracle\, each is able to sustain a fragile sense of hope. \n200 Meters (Palestine\, 2020)\nMustafa and his wife Salwa live 200 meters apart in villages separated by the Israeli border wall. One day he gets a call every parent dreads: his son has been injured in an accident. Rushing to cross the Israeli checkpoint\, Mustafa is denied on a technicality. But a father’s love won’t give up and he will do anything to reach his son. A 200 meter distance becomes a 200 kilometer odyssey\, as Mustafa\, left with no choice\, attempts to smuggle himself to the other side of the wall.
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/arab-film-festival-2021/
LOCATION:WA
CATEGORIES:Movie
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SUMMARY:Free virtual screening of "Trip Along Exodus\," a film directed by Hind Shoufani
DESCRIPTION:The film/poem recreates the last 70 years of Palestinian and Arab politics seen through the prism of the life of the filmmaker’s father\, Dr. Elias Shoufani\, a leader of the Palestinian Liberation Organization\, an academic and leftist intellectual who was one of the leaders of the opposition to Arafat within Fatah for 20 years. The film language uses archive\, poetry\, family photos/8mm films\, glitter\, cartoons\, animation\, macro-photography\, interviews\, and other multimedia formats in a video-art amalgam—a personal and political memoir.
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/free-virtual-screening-of-trip-along-exodus-a-film-directed-by-hind-shoufani/
LOCATION:WA
CATEGORIES:Movie
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SUMMARY:InFocus: Arab Cinema (2021)
DESCRIPTION:We are proud to join NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA) and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) as partners for this year’s virtual edition of the annual NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA) Film Festival InFocus: Middle Eastern\, Arab & Dutch Cinema program. The weekend will feature an international lineup of films by talented emerging filmmakers across three short film programs. The event will include virtual screenings\, filmmaker Q&A’s and industry panels. \nMore details and programming information to come.
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/infocus-arab-cinema-2021/
LOCATION:WA
CATEGORIES:Movie
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SUMMARY:Freedom Film Series #5: To Treat Kids Like Me (Virtual)
DESCRIPTION:“To Treat Kids Like Me:” Dec 12 screening & discussion\, sponsored by Donkeysaddle Projects\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this event\n\n\nWith severe medicine shortages and an overstretched health care system in Gaza\, children in need of medical treatments can only find them outside the strip. Yet Israel’s convoluted\, arbitrary permit process leaves them waiting in pain\, often missing life-saving care. To Treat Kids Like Me (produced by Donkeysaddle Projects and +972 Magazine) follows the family of Mohamed Saleh and several other children in the Gaza Strip as they navigate the often Kafqaesqe process of getting permission from the Israeli army to leave the besieged strip for medical treatments that are unavailable there. \nThe 5th offering in DSP’s Freedom Film Series will be followed by a discussion with filmmaker Jen Marlowe and special guests: \n\nGhada Majadli: Director of the Physicians for Human Rights-Israel department for Palestinians in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT); featured in To Treat Kids Like Me.\nMohamed Lafi: Public health professional working for the World Health Organization in the OPT\, with a focus on access to health care for patients who need to seek care outside the OPT.\nFadi Abu Shammalah: Manager of Donkeysaddle’s Palestine Grassroots Distribution Project; has been DSP’s on-the-ground support for Mohamad Salah (who is featured in To Treat Kids Like Me)\nMiranda Cleland: Communications Manager for Defense for Children International-Palestine (DCIP). DCIP documents cases like Mohamed’s where Israeli forces kill or injure Palestinian children.\n\nTickets by donation. 50% of ticket proceeds go to Palestine Grassroots Distribution Project\, including Mohamad Salah’s medical care. \nCo-sponsored by Just Vision & Defense for Children International-Palestine
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/freedom-film-series-5-to-treat-kids-like-me-virtual/
LOCATION:WA
CATEGORIES:Movie
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220127
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220131
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SUMMARY:Route 181: Fragments of a Journey In Palestine-Israel\, a three-part film
DESCRIPTION:To kick off the winter 2022 season\, we present Route 181: Fragments of a Journey In Palestine-Israel\, a three-part film with a focus on daily life in Palestine. \nIn the summer of 2002\, Eyal Sivan and Michel Khleifi travel together from the south to the north of their country of birth; they traced their trajectory on a map and called it ROUTE 181. This virtual line follows the borders outlined in Resolution 181\, which was adopted by the United Nations in 1947 to partition Palestine into two states. \nAs they travel\, Khleifi and Sivan meet a multitude of characters\, each of which has their own way of evoking the frontiers that separate them from their neighbors: concrete\, barbed-wire\, cynicism\, humor\, indifference\, suspicion\, aggression; frontiers have been built on the hills and in the plains\, on mountains and in valleys but above all\, in the collective unconscious of both societies. \nJAN 26–30\, 2022\nPART ONE: THE SOUTH\n\nFrom Ashdod to Gaza. Sivan and Khleifi begin their cinematic journey through the southern parts of Palestine-Israel\, interviewing a juice seller\, a candy seller\, an engineer\, and a manager\, gaining perspectives from Israelis and Palestinians about everyday life. They visit a kibbutz\, travel to Gaza\, and hear residents’ understandings of the Zionist project alongside discussions of Palestinians’ right to return. Their task as filmmakers is to document\, to convey what is desired and what is experienced\, to distinguish people’s dreams from political projects\, to hear what one wants to forget\, and to listen to the other–this is how the journey begins.\n\n\nScreening IN-PERSON at Trylon Cinema on Wednesday\, Jan 26\, 2022 at 7pm. TICKETS\n\nAvailable VIRTUALLY Jan 27–30\, 2022 in the US ONLY. TICKETS
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/route-181-fragments-of-a-journey-in-palestine-israel-a-three-part-film/
LOCATION:WA
CATEGORIES:Movie
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220128T200000
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SUMMARY:Sundance Movie at NWFF:  Sirens (in person)
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, Jan. 28: \n6pm: Sirens (Rita Baghdadi\, US\, 2021\, 78 min) On the outskirts of Beirut\, Lilas and Shery\, co-founders and guitarists of the Middle East’s first all-female metal band\, wrestle with friendship\, sexuality and destruction in their pursuit of becoming thrash metal rock stars. International Documentary Feature – World Cinema: Documentary Competition
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/sundance-movie-at-nwff-sirens-in-person/
LOCATION:Northwest Film Forum\, 1515 12th Ave\, 2\, Seattle\, WA\, 98122\, United States
CATEGORIES:Movie
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220204
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220214
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SUMMARY:Unpacking the ArteArchive Online Film Program: Four Films
DESCRIPTION:This film series includes a cult-classic from the archives\, an essay film exploring the nature of archiving\, and three experiments in transmission: celluloid\, CGI\, and the mosalsalat. They are examples of imagining otherwise\, in a region where feminist histories remain on the margins. \n\nIn South West Asia and North Africa\, there are historical records of women’s cinema since the 1920s. However\, a lack of state funding for archival projects\, as well as factors such as conflict and war\, mean that we often encounter these films only through written accounts. The films themselves are inaccessible\, or more often damaged or lost. \nFeminist history is subversive\, and often excluded from mainstream historiographies. Since the 1970s\, many women have made films about archiving practice\, or their own cultural histories\, which have been erased from popular imagination. In more recent times\, digital technology has become a mode of reconstructing stories in the absence of archival material\, as well as a tool to undertake more ambitious restoration projects. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nTHE NOUBA WOMEN OF MOUNT CHENOUA\, Assia Djebar\, Algeria\,1977\, 115 min\, 35mm-to-digital.In Arabic and French w/ English subtitles \n  \nKHTOBTOGONE\, Sara Sadik\, France\, 2021\, 16 min\, digital. In French w/ English subtitles. \n  \nA FEELING GREATER THAN LOVE / SHU’OUR AKBAR MIN AL HOB\, Mary Jirmanus Saba\, Lebanon\, 2017\, 99 min\, digital. In Arabic w/ English subtitles. \n  \nGHARIBA\, Meriem Bennani\, Morocco/U.S.\, 2017\, 19 min\, digital. In Arabic w/ English subtitles \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP FOR ARCHIVE FEVER ONLINE SCREENING!\n\n\nCo-presented by ArteEast and Anthology Film Archives\, this series is part of the legacy program Unpacking the ArteArchive\, which preserves and presents over 17 years of film and video programming by ArteEast. In addition to the in-person\, theatrical screenings at Anthology Film Archives\, the series will be presented on artearchive.org from February 4 -13. For more information\, visit artearchive.org
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/unpacking-the-artearchive-online-film-program-four-films/
LOCATION:WA
CATEGORIES:Movie
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220224
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220228
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SUMMARY:Film: Route 181: Fragments of a Journey In Palestine-Israel\, the Center
DESCRIPTION:To kick off the winter 2022 season\, we present Route 181: Fragments of a Journey In Palestine-Israel\, a three-part film with a focus on daily life in Palestine. \nIn the summer of 2002\, Eyal Sivan and Michel Khleifi travel together from the south to the north of their country of birth; they traced their trajectory on a map and called it ROUTE 181. This virtual line follows the borders outlined in Resolution 181\, which was adopted by the United Nations in 1947 to partition Palestine into two states. \nAs they travel\, Khleifi and Sivan meet a multitude of characters\, each of which has their own way of evoking the frontiers that separate them from their neighbors: concrete\, barbed-wire\, cynicism\, humor\, indifference\, suspicion\, aggression; frontiers have been built on the hills and in the plains\, on mountains and in valleys but above all\, in the collective unconscious of both societies. \nFEB 23–27\, 2022\nPART TWO: THE CENTER\n\nFrom Lod City to the Jerusalem area. The second part of Route 181 begins in the Center for New Immigrants in Lod\, as Russian musicians play melodies from Eastern Europe to greet new immigrants who have just arrived from Ethiopia. The scene is a bit chaotic\, a bit mundane\, and a bit perplexing. This part of the film discusses building settlements and the destruction of former towns and homes\, encountering tourists\, artists\, scholars\, and soldiers. Capturing the experiences of everyday people\, this installment exposes the dangers and hope we might find in the historical narratives we tell.\n\n\nScreening IN-PERSON at Trylon Cinema on Wednesday\, Feb 23\, 2022 at 7pm. TICKETS\n\nAvailable virtually Feb 24–27\, 2022 in the US ONLY. TICKETS
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/film-route-181-fragments-of-a-journey-in-palestine-israel/
LOCATION:WA
CATEGORIES:Movie
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220303
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220305
DTSTAMP:20260408T134808
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SUMMARY:Mohamed Soueid Retrospective:  Movie Series
DESCRIPTION:Co-presented by ArteEast and Anthology Film Archives\, and curated by Giovanni Vimercati\, this series is part of the legacy program Unpacking the ArteArchive\, which preserves and presents over 17 years of film and video programming by ArteEast.  \n  \nVideo pioneer\, cinema auteur\, and television producer Mohamed Soueid has collected stories from his compatriots for most of his adult life. Widely regarded as Beirut’s first video artist\, Soueid films defy categorization. \nhttps://arteeast.org/news-events/mohamad-soueid-retrospective/ \nMOHAMED SOUEID RETROSPECTIVE \nOnline Screening: March 3-13 \nFree / $5 suggested donation \nRSVP at artearchive.org \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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCINEMA FOUAD \n1994\, 41 min\, digital. In Arabic with English subtitles. \n  \n“A documentary on the life and ambitions of a young Lebanese cross-dresser\, the video follows her journey from soldier to cabaret dancer in an effort to raise funds for her sex change operation. Shot in Beirut\, CINEMA FOUAD weaves a complex and multi-layered story of sexuality\, identity\, and desire\, and paints a compelling portrait of its subject.” \n–THIRD WORLD NEWSREEL \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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTANGO OF YEARNING \n1998\, 70 min\, digital. In Arabic with English subtitles. \n  \nOne of Soueid’s finest and most representative cinematographic achievements\, TANGO OF \nYEARNING melancholically exemplifies the relational essence of his cinema. It is at once a film about love (for cinema\, for life and its characters)\, about Soueid’s work for the Lebanese state broadcaster Tele Liban\, and about the mysterious death of the Egyptian Jewish actress Camelia. \n  \nThe film’s sinuous and free-flowing shape is not so much a rejection of the linear narratives of realism\, but an acknowledgment of reality’s unmoored dynamics and the role memory plays in \nits construction. \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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNIGHTFALL / INDAMA YA’ATI AL-MASA \n2000\, 68 min\, digital. In Arabic with English subtitles. \n  \n“On the surface\, NIGHTFALL is a semi-autobiographical reconstruction of the militant years of Fatah’s Student Brigade; a series of conversations and interviews between the director and his \nold comrades\, most of whom spend their time meditating their movement’s defeat in a state of drunken incoherence. Throughout NIGHTFALL\, Soueid remains uncompromisingly bleak about the state of the Palestinian revolution at the turn of the new millennium. It is not just the individual militants who now suffer from a crisis of identity\, but the very slogans of the struggle \nitself – and thus\, its history. What is to be recovered\, then\, from the ramblings of these old Maoists?” \n– Francesco Anselmetti\, SAFAR JOURNAL \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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMY HEART BEATS ONLY FOR HER / MA HATAFTU LI GHAYRIHA \n2008\, 87 min\, digital. In Arabic with English subtitles. \n  \nThrough the story of a son reconstructing his father’s revolutionary past from a diary\, Soueid draws a portrait of two generations of men\, fathers and sons\, who were revolutionaries of the 1970s. This is a poetic flight in time\, back to when young men dreamed of changing the world \nwith their own hands\, and forward to a present where young men just want the security of a salaried job. At the same time\, MY HEART BEATS ONLY FOR HER is a film about Lebanon’s schizophrenic modern history\, caught in between the neoliberal lure of financial capitalism and the internationalist dreams of revolution. Between its sudden kindness and unforeseen brutality. \nBetween Hong Kong and Hanoi. \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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTHE INSOMNIA OF A SERIAL DREAMER \n2020\, 170 min\, digital. In Arabic with English subtitles. \n  \nSoueid’s magnus opus\, a gargantuan flux that is both timeless and multi-temporal\, THE \nINSOMNIA OF A SERIAL DREAMER amalgamates the past into the present\, and from the schizophrenic streets of Beirut opens onto the world: the world that a Middle East Airlines captain has traveled and now remembers from his patio\, but also the world of boundless love one of Soueid’s friends has for the Egyptian singer and actress Souad Hosny. In order to fall asleep\, the director asked his friends and artistic accomplices to tell him stories\, resulting in a film of rarefied\, oneiric beauty.
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/mohamed-soueid-retrospective-movie-series/
LOCATION:WA
CATEGORIES:Movie
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SUMMARY:Movie:  Breaking Bread
DESCRIPTION:Opens March 4\, 2022\n\n\n\n\n\nBreaking Bread illustrates what happens when people focus on the person\, rather than her religion; on the public\, rather than the politicians. \n\nUSA | 2020 | 85 min. | Beth Elise Hawk \n  \nBreaking Bread follows Arab and Jewish chefs in Haifa\, Israel as they collaborate in the kitchen. Connected through a shared love of food\, the chefs unite to celebrate their cultures and the food of their region free from political and religious boundaries. Welcome to the A-Sham Arabic Food Festival. Founded by Dr. Nof Atamna-Ismaeel\, the first Muslim Arab to win Israel’s MasterChef\, the festival invites Arab and Jewish chefs to celebrate their shared culinary history as they exchange stories\, recipes and techniques. A celebration of the region’s diverse cuisines and people\, Breaking Bread offers a mouth-watering taste of rich culinary traditions that will leave you wanting more.
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/movie-breaking-bread/
LOCATION:SIFF Film Center\, 305 Harrison St\, Seattle\, 98109
CATEGORIES:Movie
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220304
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220305
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SUMMARY:In Theater:  Huda's Salon
DESCRIPTION:Opens March 4\, 2022\nSIFF Cinema Uptown  \nA woman’s visit to a hair salon turns into a nightmare when she is blackmailed by its owner. \nPalestine | 2021 | 91 min. | Hany Abu-Assad \n\nReem\, a young mother married to a jealous man\, goes to Huda’s salon in Bethlehem. But this ordinary visit turns sour when Huda\, after having put Reem in a shameful situation\, blackmails her to have her work for the secret service of the occupiers\, and thus betray her people.
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/in-theater-hudas-salon/
LOCATION:SIFF Cinema Uptown\, 511 Queen Anne Ave N\,\, Seattle\, WA\, 98109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Movie
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220311T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220311T210000
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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\nMARCH 11\, 8 P.M. (discussion)\nBLIND TRUST\nBlind Trust celebrates the life and work of psychiatrist and psychoanalyst Dr. Vamik Volkan\, a five-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee who has spent over four decades bringing enemy groups together in areas of conflict all over the world. This look into his pioneering fieldwork and peace-building missions in Europe\, the Middle East\, and the US sheds light on how large-group identity and shared trauma can both unite us and divide us for generations. \nLearn more here. \nwith host: Executive Director of Friends of Sabeel North America\, Jonathan Kuttab \nspecial guest: the director of the film\, Molly Castelloe \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/blind-trust/
LOCATION:WA
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Lecture/Panel Discussion,Movie
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220312T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220312T110000
DTSTAMP:20260408T134809
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SUMMARY:Movie:  Homeland
DESCRIPTION:We are screening the film HOMELAND by the late Dutch filmmaker George Sluizer. It is the fourth in a series of films he produced about Palestine. We hope to screen the others in the future. \nSaturday March 12\, 12:00 Noon US EST; 7:00 PM Palestine Time\nPlease click here to register for the film.\nPlease click here to view the film trailer.
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/movie-homeland/
LOCATION:WA
CATEGORIES:Movie
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220317
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220321
DTSTAMP:20260408T134809
CREATED:20220226T221036Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220226T221036Z
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SUMMARY:Arab Women's Showcase
DESCRIPTION:Stay tuned for more details for AFMI’s annual Arab Women’s Showcase. March 2022
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/arab-womens-showcase/
LOCATION:WA
CATEGORIES:Movie
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220319T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220319T180000
DTSTAMP:20260408T134809
CREATED:20220309T205232Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220309T213455Z
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SUMMARY:There Is A Field\, a film\, by Jen Marlowe
DESCRIPTION:Join WAPPC and Donkeysaddle Projects on March 19th at 4pm PT for a screening of the film\, “There Is A Field” followed by a discussion.\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this event\n\n\nJoin WAPPC and Donkeysaddle Projects on March 19th at 4pm PT for a screening of the film\, “There Is A Field” followed by a discussion with members of the film team. “There Is A Field” tells the story of Asel Asleh\, an unarmed teen who was murdered by Israeli police as he participated in a demonstration\, calling for an end to the Israeli occupation and settler-colonization. Performed by Black Lives Matter activists\, “There Is A Field” offers a uniquely personal lens for learning about intersecting systems of oppression and structural racism. This fundraising event will also include the opportunity to learn more about and support both Donkeysaddle Projects and the WAPPC’s organizing efforts to enable poor and low income people to attend the PPC Mass Rally and march on Washington DC on June 18th. (Proceeds will be split between Donkeysaddle and WAPPC)
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/there-is-a-field-a-film-by-jen-marlowe-2022/
LOCATION:WA
CATEGORIES:Lecture/Panel Discussion,Movie
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220324
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220328
DTSTAMP:20260408T134809
CREATED:20220128T045931Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220128T045931Z
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SUMMARY:Film: Route 181: Fragments of a Journey In Palestine-Israel\, the North
DESCRIPTION:To kick off the winter 2022 season\, we present Route 181: Fragments of a Journey In Palestine-Israel\, a three-part film with a focus on daily life in Palestine. \nIn the summer of 2002\, Eyal Sivan and Michel Khleifi travel together from the south to the north of their country of birth; they traced their trajectory on a map and called it ROUTE 181. This virtual line follows the borders outlined in Resolution 181\, which was adopted by the United Nations in 1947 to partition Palestine into two states. \nAs they travel\, Khleifi and Sivan meet a multitude of characters\, each of which has their own way of evoking the frontiers that separate them from their neighbors: concrete\, barbed-wire\, cynicism\, humor\, indifference\, suspicion\, aggression; frontiers have been built on the hills and in the plains\, on mountains and in valleys but above all\, in the collective unconscious of both societies. \nMARCH 23–27\, 2022\nPART TWO: THE NORTH\n\nIn the North\, Khleifi and Sivan drive from the city of Rosh HaAyin to the Lebanese border on a brand new highway alongside the new wall built to physically separate Palestinians and Israelis. Traveling through new settlements and the ruins of old villages\, the filmmakers continue to interview residents with various ideologies and lives\, examining the violence and mundane reality of settler colonialism. In this final section\, the film ends on the border with Lebanon\, gesturing toward the impact that 1947’s Resolution 181 has had on that country.\n\n\n\nScreening IN-PERSON at Trylon Cinema on Wednesday\, March 23\, 2022 at 7pm. TICKETS\n\nAvailable virtually March 24–27\, 2022 in the US ONLY. TICKETS
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/film-route-181-fragments-of-a-journey-in-palestine-israel-the-north/
LOCATION:WA
CATEGORIES:Movie
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220324
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220328
DTSTAMP:20260408T134809
CREATED:20220325T014122Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220325T014122Z
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SUMMARY:Arab Film Series Online: Spaces of Exception (available online)
DESCRIPTION:Arab Film Series Online: Spaces of Exception\nFilms available 12 a.m. ET Thursday\, March 24 to 11:59 p.m. ET Sunday\, March 27\nFree with RSVP \nMarking the 46th commemoration of Land Day this March\, the Arab Film Series is proud to present Spaces of Exception\, directed by Matt Peterson and Malek Rasamny. Profiling the American Indian reservation alongside the Palestinian refugee camp\, this work is an attempt to understand the significance of the land – its memory and divisions – and the conditions for life\, community\, and sovereignty. \nShot from 2014 to 2017 in Arizona\, New Mexico\, New York\, and South Dakota\, as well as in Lebanon and the West Bank\, this film comes out of the long-term multimedia project The Native and the Refugee\, which has been presented in Canada\, Denmark\, Ecuador\, England\, France\, Guatemala\, Italy\, Jordan\, Lebanon\, Palestine\, Portugal\, Syria\, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates\, within the refugee camps and reservations where the film was shot\, and at venues including cinemas\, museums and universities. \nThe screening will be accompanied by a discussion with the filmmakers. \n98 minutes / 2019 / Switzerland\, United States\, United Arab Emirates / Documentary / English
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/arab-film-series-online-spaces-of-exception-available-online/
LOCATION:WA
CATEGORIES:Movie
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220325T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220325T210000
DTSTAMP:20260408T134809
CREATED:20220226T200031Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220226T200952Z
UID:10001227-1648238400-1648242000@arabishway.com
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220325T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220325T213000
DTSTAMP:20260408T134809
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220328T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220328T210000
DTSTAMP:20260408T134809
CREATED:20220324T212236Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220324T212308Z
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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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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220407
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220418
DTSTAMP:20260408T134809
CREATED:20220323T000539Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220323T000539Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220408T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220408T210000
DTSTAMP:20260408T134809
CREATED:20220226T200249Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220330T054501Z
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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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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220414
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220425
DTSTAMP:20260408T134809
CREATED:20220401T010334Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220401T035913Z
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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
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 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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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220502
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220430T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220430T110000
DTSTAMP:20260408T134809
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220506T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220506T210000
DTSTAMP:20260408T134809
CREATED:20220226T200536Z
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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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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220531
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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
DTSTAMP:20260408T134809
CREATED:20220226T200728Z
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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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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220526
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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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