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SUMMARY:SIFF (Seattle International Film Festival 2019) - For Sama
DESCRIPTION:SIFF (Seattle International Film Festival 2019) – For Sama (Syrian Director\, about Syria)\nWinner of both the Audience Award and Grand Jury Award for Documentary at the 2019 SXSW Film Festival\, For Sama stands as both a harrowing witness to the Syrian tragedy as it unfolded in Aleppo and a touching love letter from a mother to her young child. While the bombs are falling across her city\, director Waad al-Kateab films her first-person diaristic letter to her recently born daughter Sama\, uncertain she will survive long enough for Sama to know her mother outside of the videos she shoots. Unsparing in its details and unflinching in what it captures\, al-Kateab’s work reveals the brutal impact of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad’s civil war\, relaying its impact in palpably humanistic terms. Both in the home they share and at the hospital where Waad’s husband labors as a direct responder to those affected by the daily violence\, al-Kateab’s camera captures the human cost of life under perpetual conflict more directly and powerfully than perhaps any other film since Five Broken Cameras. To quote Jordan Mintzer of The Hollywood Reporter\, “The result is a series of deeply powerful images showing the human casualties of a war that most of us witnessed from our TV sets or computer screens.” \n  \nDirector Biography \nWaad Al-Kateab is a documentary filmmaker who became a citizen journalist in 2011\, after protests broke out across Syria against the Assad regime. In 2016\, she began?documenting the Syrian conflict in a series of films titled “Inside Aleppo.” These news reports received almost half-a-billion views online\, and won 24 awards\, including the 2016 International Emmy for breaking news coverage. She and her family were eventually evacuated from Aleppo in 2016. For Sama is her first feature film. Edward Watts is an Emmy award-winning\, BAFTA-nominated filmmaker who has directed over 20 narrative and documentary films that illuminate the resilience of the human spirit despite harrowing circumstances. \n  \nShowtimes and locations can be found here: https://www.siff.net/festival/for-sama \nSunday\, June 2\, 2019 – AMC Pacific Place\, 6:30pm \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMonday\, June 3\, 2019 – SIFF Cinema Uptown\, 4pm
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/for-sama/
LOCATION:AMC Pacific Place\, 600 Pine St suite 400\, Seattle\, WA\, 98101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Movie
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190601T170000
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SUMMARY:SIFF (Seattle International Film Festival 2019) - Funke
DESCRIPTION:SIFF (Seattle International Film Festival 2019) – Funke (Arab director)\nn 2015\, Evan Funke was one of the brightest stars on the American culinary scene. Bucato\, his first critically lauded restaurant\, served capacity crowds night after night. But when allegations of fraud and financial malfeasance forced its closure\, Funke became persona non grata in the Los Angeles restaurant world. Director Gab Taraboulsy’s engrossing documentary portrait of the chef follows Funke as he embarks upon his comeback. Still healing from the emotional pain of his past failure\, Funke struggles to balance his artistic aspirations with the rank commercial difficulties of opening his new trattoria\, Felix\, on the most competitive street for restaurants in America. His journey toward redemption sees him voyaging through the pasta schools of Bologna (to reconnect with his mentor\, Alessandra Spisni)\, the culinary archaeological streets of Bari\, and the obsessive laboratories of Tokyo as he reconnects with the best artisan pasta makers in the world. Throughout this journey\, Taraboulsy delivers keen insight into the chef’s philosophy and intricate techniques as he handcrafts fresh\, heirloom pastas that even the most avid Italian foodies may never have seen or tasted. Passionate and thoughtful\, Funke is an ode to the art of pasta and a forthright look at the stark realities of the restaurant business. \n— Dan Doody \nDirector Biography\nDeeply passionate about the culinary world\, Gab Taraboulsy has been unearthing stories\, as a writer\, director\, and producer\, in kitchens and restaurants all over the world. His documentary series “The Grill Iron” (2014) garnered a James Beard Nomination\, and “Heritage” (2016) won a Webby Award for Best Documentary Series. Returning to Los Angeles’s competitive food scene\, Funke (2018) is Taraboulsy’s documentary feature debut. \nSponsored by KIXI 880 AM\, Princi\, Punch Drunk \nShowtimes and locations can be found here:  https://www.siff.net/festival/funke \nMonday\, May 27\, 2019 – Lincoln Square\, 6:00pm \nFriday\, May 31\, 2019 – AMC Pacific Place\, 6:30pm \nSaturday\, June 1\, 2o19 – SIFF Cinema Uptown\, 3:00pm
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/siff_funke-3/
LOCATION:SIFF Cinema Uptown\, 511 Queen Anne Ave N\,\, Seattle\, WA\, 98109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Movie
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190531T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190531T203000
DTSTAMP:20260428T003744
CREATED:20190503T015603Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190503T015730Z
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SUMMARY:SIFF (Seattle International Film Festival 2019) - Funke
DESCRIPTION:SIFF (Seattle International Film Festival 2019) – Funke (Arab director)\nn 2015\, Evan Funke was one of the brightest stars on the American culinary scene. Bucato\, his first critically lauded restaurant\, served capacity crowds night after night. But when allegations of fraud and financial malfeasance forced its closure\, Funke became persona non grata in the Los Angeles restaurant world. Director Gab Taraboulsy’s engrossing documentary portrait of the chef follows Funke as he embarks upon his comeback. Still healing from the emotional pain of his past failure\, Funke struggles to balance his artistic aspirations with the rank commercial difficulties of opening his new trattoria\, Felix\, on the most competitive street for restaurants in America. His journey toward redemption sees him voyaging through the pasta schools of Bologna (to reconnect with his mentor\, Alessandra Spisni)\, the culinary archaeological streets of Bari\, and the obsessive laboratories of Tokyo as he reconnects with the best artisan pasta makers in the world. Throughout this journey\, Taraboulsy delivers keen insight into the chef’s philosophy and intricate techniques as he handcrafts fresh\, heirloom pastas that even the most avid Italian foodies may never have seen or tasted. Passionate and thoughtful\, Funke is an ode to the art of pasta and a forthright look at the stark realities of the restaurant business. \n— Dan Doody \nDirector Biography\nDeeply passionate about the culinary world\, Gab Taraboulsy has been unearthing stories\, as a writer\, director\, and producer\, in kitchens and restaurants all over the world. His documentary series “The Grill Iron” (2014) garnered a James Beard Nomination\, and “Heritage” (2016) won a Webby Award for Best Documentary Series. Returning to Los Angeles’s competitive food scene\, Funke (2018) is Taraboulsy’s documentary feature debut. \nSponsored by KIXI 880 AM\, Princi\, Punch Drunk \nShowtimes and locations can be found here:  https://www.siff.net/festival/funke \nMonday\, May 27\, 2019 – Lincoln Square\, 6:00pm \nFriday\, May 31\, 2019 – AMC Pacific Place\, 6:30pm \nSaturday\, June 1\, 2o19 – SIFF Cinema Uptown\, 3:00pm
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/siff_funke-2/
LOCATION:AMC Pacific Place\, 600 Pine St suite 400\, Seattle\, WA\, 98101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Movie
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190531T153000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190531T173000
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SUMMARY:SIFF (Seattle International Film Festival 2019) - Tel Aviv on Fire
DESCRIPTION:SIFF (Seattle International Film Festival 2019) – Tel Aviv on Fire (Palestinian Director)\nIn this clever comedy from writer/director Sameh Zoabi\, Salam is a hapless 30-something production assistant on his uncle’s TV show\, a popular Palestinian soap opera called “Tel Aviv On Fire.” Set in 1967\, just a few months before the start of the Six-Day War\, the show is a huge hit with audiences on both sides of the divide. Things start looking up for Salam when an offhand remark impresses the show’s star and results in his promotion to writer. The promotion even impresses Miriam\, Salam’s ex-girlfriend\, whom he hopes to win back. Living in Jerusalem\, he must pass through the Ramallah checkpoint every day to get to the studio. One day he’s interrogated by Israeli military commander Assi\, whose wife just happens to be a huge fan of the show. Assi is full of ideas for improving the script (and impressing his wife)\, which works to Salam’s advantage—until Assi and the show’s producers want to take the story in distinctly different directions. With the season finale looming\, it’s up to Salam to figure out a resolution that will keep everyone happy. \n— Justine Barda \nDirector Biography\nSameh Zoabi was born in 1975 in Iskal\, a Palestinian village near the city of Nazareth. He graduated from Tel Aviv University with a dual degree in Film Studies and English Literature before earning a Fulbright Fellowship to earn his MFA in Filmmaking from Columbia University in 2005. With films like Tel Aviv On Fire (2018)\, Zoabi seeks to invoke humor in difficult narratives\, stating\, “We talk about Palestine being a place that is very hard\, but I always remember people laughing all the time.” In addition to filmmaking\, Zoabi is an adjunct professor at NYU Tisch School of the Arts\, Hunter College\, and Columbia University’s MFA program\, teaching courses in direction\, production\, and screenwriting.\n \nSponsored by Diageo Americas\, Inc.\, The Fools \nShowtimes and locations can be found here: https://www.siff.net/festival/tel-aviv-on-fire \nThursday\, May 30\, 2019\, AMC Pacific Place\, 7pm \nFriday\, May 31\, 2019\, SIFF Cinema Uptown\, 3:30pm
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/tel-aviv-on-fire-2/
LOCATION:SIFF Cinema Uptown\, 511 Queen Anne Ave N\,\, Seattle\, WA\, 98109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Movie
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190530T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190530T210000
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SUMMARY:SIFF (Seattle International Film Festival 2019) - Tel Aviv on Fire
DESCRIPTION:SIFF (Seattle International Film Festival 2019) – Tel Aviv on Fire (Palestinian Director)\nIn this clever comedy from writer/director Sameh Zoabi\, Salam is a hapless 30-something production assistant on his uncle’s TV show\, a popular Palestinian soap opera called “Tel Aviv On Fire.” Set in 1967\, just a few months before the start of the Six-Day War\, the show is a huge hit with audiences on both sides of the divide. Things start looking up for Salam when an offhand remark impresses the show’s star and results in his promotion to writer. The promotion even impresses Miriam\, Salam’s ex-girlfriend\, whom he hopes to win back. Living in Jerusalem\, he must pass through the Ramallah checkpoint every day to get to the studio. One day he’s interrogated by Israeli military commander Assi\, whose wife just happens to be a huge fan of the show. Assi is full of ideas for improving the script (and impressing his wife)\, which works to Salam’s advantage—until Assi and the show’s producers want to take the story in distinctly different directions. With the season finale looming\, it’s up to Salam to figure out a resolution that will keep everyone happy. \n— Justine Barda \nDirector Biography\nSameh Zoabi was born in 1975 in Iskal\, a Palestinian village near the city of Nazareth. He graduated from Tel Aviv University with a dual degree in Film Studies and English Literature before earning a Fulbright Fellowship to earn his MFA in Filmmaking from Columbia University in 2005. With films like Tel Aviv On Fire (2018)\, Zoabi seeks to invoke humor in difficult narratives\, stating\, “We talk about Palestine being a place that is very hard\, but I always remember people laughing all the time.” In addition to filmmaking\, Zoabi is an adjunct professor at NYU Tisch School of the Arts\, Hunter College\, and Columbia University’s MFA program\, teaching courses in direction\, production\, and screenwriting.\n \nSponsored by Diageo Americas\, Inc.\, The Fools \nShowtimes and locations can be found here: https://www.siff.net/festival/tel-aviv-on-fire \nThursday\, May 30\, 2019\, AMC Pacific Place\, 7pm \nFriday\, May 31\, 2019\, SIFF Cinema Uptown\, 3:30pm
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/tel-aviv-on-fire/
LOCATION:AMC Pacific Place\, 600 Pine St suite 400\, Seattle\, WA\, 98101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Movie
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://arabishway.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/tel_aviv_on_fire.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190528T163000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190528T183000
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SUMMARY:SIFF (Seattle International Film Festival 2019) - EXT. Night
DESCRIPTION:SIFF (Seattle International Film Festival 2019) – EXT. Night (Egyptian director\, About Egypt)\nThe latest film from SIFF favorite Ahmad Abdalla (Microphone\, Rags and Tatters\, Decor) is an exploration of life in contemporary Cairo as seen through the eyes of three characters who come together for one 24-hour period. Moe is a film director\, and the film opens on the set of his current project\, which is in turmoil. His personal life is no better; his girlfriend has recently left him\, and his novelist friend has been sentenced to prison for using “profound language” in his work. Heading across town to edit\, he is picked up by taxi driver Mustafa\, but due to Cairo’s notorious traffic\, their progress is slow. They take a detour to Mustafa’s nephew’s place where they encounter Hala\, a sex worker and one of Mustafa’s earlier fares. Together the three embark on a meandering journey around town which lasts the rest of the night\, and takes the middle-class Moe into neighborhoods and circumstances that he might not otherwise experience\, given Cairo’s social segregation. Class\, gender\, and religion all contribute to the shifting dynamics among the three characters\, in this portrait of Egyptian society in the aftermath of the failed revolution. \nDirector Biography\nEgyptian filmmaker Ahmad Abdalla studied music in Cairo before shifting his career to film editing in 2003. He directed his first feature film Heliopolis in 2009\, one of the first independent Egyptian films to be released theatrically in Egypt\, and his award-winning film Microphone (2010) was selected among the best 100 Arabic films in history by the Dubai Film Festival. After writing and directing Rags and Tatters (2013) and Decor (2014)\, both of which showed at SIFF\, EXT. Night (2018) is Abdalla’s fifth feature film. \nSponsored by KING 5 \nShowtimes and locations can be found here: https://www.siff.net/festival/ext-night \nSaturday\, May 25\, 2019\, Lincoln Square\, 8:30pm \nMonday\, May 27\, 2019\, SIFF Cinema Uptown\, 8:00pm \nTuesday\, May 28\, 2019\, AMC Pacific Place\, 4:30pm
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/ext-siff-3/
LOCATION:AMC Pacific Place\, 600 Pine St suite 400\, Seattle\, WA\, 98101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Movie
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://arabishway.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/ext.movie_.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190527T200000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190527T220000
DTSTAMP:20260428T003744
CREATED:20190502T030257Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190502T102809Z
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SUMMARY:SIFF (Seattle International Film Festival 2019) - EXT. Night
DESCRIPTION:SIFF (Seattle International Film Festival 2019) – EXT. Night (Egyptian director\, About Egypt)\nThe latest film from SIFF favorite Ahmad Abdalla (Microphone\, Rags and Tatters\, Decor) is an exploration of life in contemporary Cairo as seen through the eyes of three characters who come together for one 24-hour period. Moe is a film director\, and the film opens on the set of his current project\, which is in turmoil. His personal life is no better; his girlfriend has recently left him\, and his novelist friend has been sentenced to prison for using “profound language” in his work. Heading across town to edit\, he is picked up by taxi driver Mustafa\, but due to Cairo’s notorious traffic\, their progress is slow. They take a detour to Mustafa’s nephew’s place where they encounter Hala\, a sex worker and one of Mustafa’s earlier fares. Together the three embark on a meandering journey around town which lasts the rest of the night\, and takes the middle-class Moe into neighborhoods and circumstances that he might not otherwise experience\, given Cairo’s social segregation. Class\, gender\, and religion all contribute to the shifting dynamics among the three characters\, in this portrait of Egyptian society in the aftermath of the failed revolution. \nDirector Biography\nEgyptian filmmaker Ahmad Abdalla studied music in Cairo before shifting his career to film editing in 2003. He directed his first feature film Heliopolis in 2009\, one of the first independent Egyptian films to be released theatrically in Egypt\, and his award-winning film Microphone (2010) was selected among the best 100 Arabic films in history by the Dubai Film Festival. After writing and directing Rags and Tatters (2013) and Decor (2014)\, both of which showed at SIFF\, EXT. Night (2018) is Abdalla’s fifth feature film. \nSponsored by KING 5 \n  \nShowtimes and locations can be found here: https://www.siff.net/festival/ext-night \nSaturday\, May 25\, 2019\, Lincoln Square\, 8:30pm \nMonday\, May 27\, 2019\, SIFF Cinema Uptown\, 8:00pm \nTuesday\, May 28\, 2019\, AMC Pacific Place\, 4:30pm
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/ext-siff-2/
LOCATION:SIFF Cinema Uptown\, 511 Queen Anne Ave N\,\, Seattle\, WA\, 98109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Movie
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://arabishway.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/ext.movie_.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190527T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190527T200000
DTSTAMP:20260428T003744
CREATED:20190503T014807Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190503T021632Z
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SUMMARY:SIFF (Seattle International Film Festival 2019) - Funke
DESCRIPTION:SIFF (Seattle International Film Festival 2019) – Funke (Arab director)\nn 2015\, Evan Funke was one of the brightest stars on the American culinary scene. Bucato\, his first critically lauded restaurant\, served capacity crowds night after night. But when allegations of fraud and financial malfeasance forced its closure\, Funke became persona non grata in the Los Angeles restaurant world. Director Gab Taraboulsy’s engrossing documentary portrait of the chef follows Funke as he embarks upon his comeback. Still healing from the emotional pain of his past failure\, Funke struggles to balance his artistic aspirations with the rank commercial difficulties of opening his new trattoria\, Felix\, on the most competitive street for restaurants in America. His journey toward redemption sees him voyaging through the pasta schools of Bologna (to reconnect with his mentor\, Alessandra Spisni)\, the culinary archaeological streets of Bari\, and the obsessive laboratories of Tokyo as he reconnects with the best artisan pasta makers in the world. Throughout this journey\, Taraboulsy delivers keen insight into the chef’s philosophy and intricate techniques as he handcrafts fresh\, heirloom pastas that even the most avid Italian foodies may never have seen or tasted. Passionate and thoughtful\, Funke is an ode to the art of pasta and a forthright look at the stark realities of the restaurant business. \n— Dan Doody \nDirector Biography\nDeeply passionate about the culinary world\, Gab Taraboulsy has been unearthing stories\, as a writer\, director\, and producer\, in kitchens and restaurants all over the world. His documentary series “The Grill Iron” (2014) garnered a James Beard Nomination\, and “Heritage” (2016) won a Webby Award for Best Documentary Series. Returning to Los Angeles’s competitive food scene\, Funke (2018) is Taraboulsy’s documentary feature debut. \nSponsored by KIXI 880 AM\, Princi\, Punch Drunk \nShowtimes and locations can be found here: https://www.siff.net/festival/funke \nMonday\, May 27\, 2019 – Lincoln Square\, 6:00pm \nFriday\, May 31\, 2019 – AMC Pacific Place\, 6:30pm \nSaturday\, June 1\, 2o19 – SIFF Cinema Uptown\, 3:00pm
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/siff_funke/
LOCATION:Cinemark Lincoln Square\, 700 Bellevue Way NE\, Bellevue\, WA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Movie
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190525T203000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190525T223000
DTSTAMP:20260428T003744
CREATED:20190502T025459Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190502T102843Z
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SUMMARY:SIFF (Seattle International Film Festival 2019) - EXT. Night
DESCRIPTION:SIFF (Seattle International Film Festival 2019) – EXT. Night (Egyptian director\, About Egypt)\nThe latest film from SIFF favorite Ahmad Abdalla (Microphone\, Rags and Tatters\, Decor) is an exploration of life in contemporary Cairo as seen through the eyes of three characters who come together for one 24-hour period. Moe is a film director\, and the film opens on the set of his current project\, which is in turmoil. His personal life is no better; his girlfriend has recently left him\, and his novelist friend has been sentenced to prison for using “profound language” in his work. Heading across town to edit\, he is picked up by taxi driver Mustafa\, but due to Cairo’s notorious traffic\, their progress is slow. They take a detour to Mustafa’s nephew’s place where they encounter Hala\, a sex worker and one of Mustafa’s earlier fares. Together the three embark on a meandering journey around town which lasts the rest of the night\, and takes the middle-class Moe into neighborhoods and circumstances that he might not otherwise experience\, given Cairo’s social segregation. Class\, gender\, and religion all contribute to the shifting dynamics among the three characters\, in this portrait of Egyptian society in the aftermath of the failed revolution. \nDirector Biography\nEgyptian filmmaker Ahmad Abdalla studied music in Cairo before shifting his career to film editing in 2003. He directed his first feature film Heliopolis in 2009\, one of the first independent Egyptian films to be released theatrically in Egypt\, and his award-winning film Microphone (2010) was selected among the best 100 Arabic films in history by the Dubai Film Festival. After writing and directing Rags and Tatters (2013) and Decor (2014)\, both of which showed at SIFF\, EXT. Night (2018) is Abdalla’s fifth feature film. \nSponsored by KING 5 \nThe latest film from SIFF favorite Ahmad Abdalla (Microphone\, Rags and Tatters\, Decor) is an exploration of life in contemporary Cairo as seen through the eyes of three characters who come together for one 24-hour period. Moe is a film director\, and the film opens on the set of his current project\, which is in turmoil. His personal life is no better; his girlfriend has recently left him\, and his novelist friend has been sentenced to prison for using “profound language” in his work. Heading across town to edit\, he is picked up by taxi driver Mustafa\, but due to Cairo’s notorious traffic\, their progress is slow. They take a detour to Mustafa’s nephew’s place where they encounter Hala\, a sex worker and one of Mustafa’s earlier fares. Together the three embark on a meandering journey around town which lasts the rest of the night\, and takes the middle-class Moe into neighborhoods and circumstances that he might not otherwise experience\, given Cairo’s social segregation. Class\, gender\, and religion all contribute to the shifting dynamics among the three characters\, in this portrait of Egyptian society in the aftermath of the failed revolution. \nShowtimes and locations can be found here: https://www.siff.net/festival/ext-night \nSaturday\, May 25\, 2019\, Lincoln Square\, 8:30pm \nMonday\, May 27\, 2019\, SIFF Cinema Uptown\, 8:00pm \nTuesday\, May 28\, 2019\, AMC Pacific Place\, 4:30pm
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/ext-siff/
LOCATION:Cinemark Lincoln Square\, 700 Bellevue Way NE\, Bellevue\, WA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Movie
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://arabishway.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/ext.movie_.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190520T163000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190520T183000
DTSTAMP:20260428T003744
CREATED:20190502T104458Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190502T111920Z
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SUMMARY:SIFF (Seattle International Film Festival 2019) - Yommedine
DESCRIPTION:SIFF (Seattle International Film Festival 2019) – Yommedine (Egyptian director and About Egypt)\nBashay\, the protagonist of Yomeddine\, is that rare cinematic character you may never have seen onscreen before. A lifelong resident of a leper colony north of Cairo\, where he married and made a life as a garbage collector\, he decides one day to search for the family who left him there as a child. With his young friend Obama (like “the guy on TV”) and his donkey Harby\, Bashay sets out on his journey in a film that is part road movie\, part buddy comedy\, and part affecting neorealist drama. The bittersweet story is told with clear-eyed candor\, but also with sly humor and warm humanity. “Yomeddine” is Arabic for Judgment Day\, referenced here by characters who hope one day to be judged by their inner worth rather than their outward appearance. In this remarkable first feature\, director A. B. Shawky revisits the leper colony where he earlier made a documentary short\, and met Rady Gamal\, the charismatic non-professional actor who plays Bashay. Shawky’s documentary roots and Gamal’s performance both contribute to the film’s naturalistic style\, enhanced by Federico Cesca’s cinematography (Patti Cake$\, SIFF 2017 and Dead Pigs\, SIFF 2018). \n– Justine Barda \nDirector Biography\nEgyptian/Austrian director A.B. Shawky met the lead actor for Yomeddine at an Egyptian leper colony that had been the subject of an earlier documentary short he made while a student in Cairo. He expanded the idea into a nonfiction film for his thesis for NYC’s Tisch School of the Arts. \nShowtimes and locations can be found here: https://www.siff.net/festival/yommedine \nFriday\, May 17\, 2019 – SIFF Cinema Uptown\, 8:30pm \nMonday\, May 20\, 2019 – AMC Pacific Place\, 4:30pm
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/yommedine-2/
LOCATION:AMC Pacific Place\, 600 Pine St suite 400\, Seattle\, WA\, 98101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Movie
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://arabishway.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/yommedine.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190517T203000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190517T223000
DTSTAMP:20260428T003744
CREATED:20190502T104042Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190502T104443Z
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SUMMARY:SIFF (Seattle International Film Festival 2019) - Yommedine
DESCRIPTION:SIFF (Seattle International Film Festival 2019) – Yommedine (Egyptian director and About Egypt)\nBashay\, the protagonist of Yomeddine\, is that rare cinematic character you may never have seen onscreen before. A lifelong resident of a leper colony north of Cairo\, where he married and made a life as a garbage collector\, he decides one day to search for the family who left him there as a child. With his young friend Obama (like “the guy on TV”) and his donkey Harby\, Bashay sets out on his journey in a film that is part road movie\, part buddy comedy\, and part affecting neorealist drama. The bittersweet story is told with clear-eyed candor\, but also with sly humor and warm humanity. “Yomeddine” is Arabic for Judgment Day\, referenced here by characters who hope one day to be judged by their inner worth rather than their outward appearance. In this remarkable first feature\, director A. B. Shawky revisits the leper colony where he earlier made a documentary short\, and met Rady Gamal\, the charismatic non-professional actor who plays Bashay. Shawky’s documentary roots and Gamal’s performance both contribute to the film’s naturalistic style\, enhanced by Federico Cesca’s cinematography (Patti Cake$\, SIFF 2017 and Dead Pigs\, SIFF 2018). \n– Justine Barda \nDirector Biography\nEgyptian/Austrian director A.B. Shawky met the lead actor for Yomeddine at an Egyptian leper colony that had been the subject of an earlier documentary short he made while a student in Cairo. He expanded the idea into a nonfiction film for his thesis for NYC’s Tisch School of the Arts. \nShowtimes and locations can be found here: https://www.siff.net/festival/yommedine \nFriday\, May 17\, 2019 – SIFF Cinema Uptown\, 8:30pm \nMonday\, May 20\, 2019 – AMC Pacific Place\, 4:30pm
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/yommedine/
LOCATION:SIFF Cinema Uptown\, 511 Queen Anne Ave N\,\, Seattle\, WA\, 98109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Movie
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190517T133000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190517T153000
DTSTAMP:20260428T003744
CREATED:20190502T103342Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190502T103753Z
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SUMMARY:SIFF (Seattle International Film Festival 2019) - What Walaa Wants
DESCRIPTION:SIFF (Seattle International Film Festival 2019) – What Walaa Wants (About Palestine)\nGrowing up in Balata\, a refugee camp in the West Bank\, Walaa dreams of being a police officer with the Palestinian National Authority\, the entity governing the Palestinian territories. This documentary follows her progress over five years\, from ages 15 to 21\, as she pursues that goal. She’s got her work cut out for her; rebellious and headstrong\, she is often at odds with those around her. She doesn’t adapt easily to the discipline of basic training or the tough love of her commanding officer. At home\, a complicated relationship with her mother poses its own challenges (she was 7 when her mother was sent to prison\, convicted of helping a would-be suicide bomber). And the outside world in which she lives her daily life is one of uncertainty\, repression\, and violence. But despite these obstacles\, Walaa is tenacious; she is charting her own path and struggling to follow it. With remarkable access to her subject at home\, at school\, and at work\, in interactions with family\, friends\, and colleagues\, filmmaker Christy Garland tells the story of a young woman determined to take charge of her life. \n— Justine Barda \n  \nShowtimes and locations can be found here: https://www.siff.net/festival/what-walaa-wants \nFriday\, May 17\, 2019 – AMC Pacific Place\, 1:30pm \nTuesday\, June 4\, 2019 – AMC Pacific Place\, 9:30pm \nWednesday\, June 5\, 2019 – SIFF Cinema Uptown\, 4pm
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/what-walaa-wants/
LOCATION:AMC Pacific Place\, 600 Pine St suite 400\, Seattle\, WA\, 98101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Movie
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190503T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190503T210000
DTSTAMP:20260428T003744
CREATED:20190109T025005Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190109T032252Z
UID:10000020-1556910000-1556917200@arabishway.com
SUMMARY:Mideast Focus Film Series 2019 - Naila and the Uprising
DESCRIPTION:NAILA and  the UPRISING \nThe remarkable journey of Naila Ayesh is documented here. She must choose between love\, family and freedom – and chooses all three. She leads a clandestine movement of Palestinian women who play a pivotal role in the First Intifada. They forge a vibrant\, non-violent mobilization of Palestinians that continues to this day. \nRamzy Baroud will be our speaker. \nThe Mideast Focus Ministry will offer its sixth series of films to promote understanding of the situation in Palestine. Our theme this year is “Finding Home”. We will consider various aspects of being a refugee\, in Palestine\, as well as many other places in this 21st century world. We hope to understand more about the experiences of refugees who seek to make a safe home for their families. \n 
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/mideast-focus-film-series-2019-naila-uprising/
LOCATION:St Marks Cathedral\, 1245 Tenth Avenue East\, Seattle\, WA\, 98102-4398\, United States
CATEGORIES:Movie
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190405T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190405T210000
DTSTAMP:20260428T003744
CREATED:20190109T025104Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190109T032323Z
UID:10000019-1554490800-1554498000@arabishway.com
SUMMARY:Mideast Focus Film Series 2019 -This Is Home
DESCRIPTION:THIS is HOME    \nThis film follows four families sent to resettle in Baltimore\, in 2016. They have eight months to learn English\, find jobs and become self-sufficient. The clock starts when they land. When the President issues a ban\, their efforts and safety is jeopardized. \nGretchen Korb-Nice will host. \n  \nThe Mideast Focus Ministry will offer its sixth series of films to promote understanding of the situation in Palestine. Our theme this year is “Finding Home”. We will consider various aspects of being a refugee\, in Palestine\, as well as many other places in this 21st century world. We hope to understand more about the experiences of refugees who seek to make a safe home for their families.
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/mideast-focus-film-series-2019-this-is-home/
LOCATION:St Marks Cathedral\, 1245 Tenth Avenue East\, Seattle\, WA\, 98102-4398\, United States
CATEGORIES:Movie
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190324T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190324T220000
DTSTAMP:20260428T003744
CREATED:20190324T114723Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190324T115242Z
UID:10000073-1553443200-1553464800@arabishway.com
SUMMARY:What is Democracy? - Northwest Film Forum
DESCRIPTION:Film: What is Democracy?\n\n** Co-presented with Town Hall Seattle! ** \nComing at a moment of profound political and social crisis\, What Is Democracy? reflects on a word we too often take for granted. Director Astra Taylor’s idiosyncratic\, philosophical journey spans millennia and continents: from ancient Athens’ groundbreaking experiment in self-government to capitalism’s roots in medieval Italy; from modern-day Greece grappling with financial collapse and a mounting refugee crisis to the United States reckoning with its racist past and the growing gap between rich and poor. \nFeaturing a diverse cast —including celebrated theorists\, trauma surgeons\, activists\, factory workers\, asylum seekers\, and former prime ministers—this urgent film connects the past and the present\, the emotional and the intellectual\, the personal and the political\, in order to provoke and inspire. If we want to live in democracy\, we must first ask what the word even means. From the director of Zizek! and Examined Life. \n\n 
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/what-is-democracy/
LOCATION:Northwest Film Forum\, 1515 12th Ave\, 2\, Seattle\, WA\, 98122\, United States
CATEGORIES:Movie
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190312T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190312T210000
DTSTAMP:20260428T003744
CREATED:20190306T043755Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190306T051335Z
UID:10000067-1552415400-1552424400@arabishway.com
SUMMARY:Human Flow - Meaningful Movie
DESCRIPTION:Human Flow – Meaningful Movie \nWhen there is nowhere to go\, nowhere is home. –Ai Weiwei. Over 65 million people have been displaced from their homes due to climate disasters\, war\, and poverty. Ai Weiwei travels around the world to meet refugees as they seek peace and freedom. He brings light to the obstacles that refugees face\, including fences\, erratic entry laws and other hostilities\, as they attempt to navigate border crossings. He befriends individuals living in temporary tent communities while waiting out the uncertainty of their futures. \n“Human Flow” challenges us to ask ourselves whether we will choose respect for one another or fear each other. \nThe movie will begin at 6:30pm and runs 140 minutes. The event is FREE to the public. Donations are greatly appreciated! \n\nSpecial Guests: We are honored to have Rita Zawaidah as our special guest for the evening. Her Seattle-based Salaam Cultural Museum has sent humanitarian assistance to Syrian refugees in Jordan and medical assistance to Gaza for many years. \nFacebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/588860038245839/
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/human-flow-meaningful/
LOCATION:El Centro De La Raza’s Centilia Cultural Center\, 1660 South Roberto Maestas Festival Street\, Seattle\, WA\, 98144\, United States
CATEGORIES:Movie
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ORGANIZER;CN="Meaningful Movies":MAILTO:info@meaningfulmovies.org
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190301T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190301T210000
DTSTAMP:20260428T003744
CREATED:20190109T025231Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190109T032431Z
UID:10000034-1551466800-1551474000@arabishway.com
SUMMARY:Mideast Focus Film Series 2019 - Sky and Ground
DESCRIPTION:SKY and GROUND    \nIn this film we join the Nabi clan as they smuggle their way from bombed-out homes in Aleppo to\, they hope\, a better life in Germany. Rita Zawaideh will host and we have invited a local refugee family to join us and share their story as well. \nin Bloedel Hall \nThe Mideast Focus Ministry will offer its sixth series of films to promote understanding of the situation in Palestine. Our theme this year is “Finding Home”. We will consider various aspects of being a refugee\, in Palestine\, as well as many other places in this 21st century world. We hope to understand more about the experiences of refugees who seek to make a safe home for their families.
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/mideast-focus-film-series-2019-sky-and-ground/
LOCATION:St Marks Cathedral\, 1245 Tenth Avenue East\, Seattle\, WA\, 98102-4398\, United States
CATEGORIES:Movie
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190223T133000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190223T153000
DTSTAMP:20260428T003744
CREATED:20190124T043031Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190208T140818Z
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SUMMARY:ArabishWay Movie Event for Kids!
DESCRIPTION:We know how important it is for kids to see other kids speaking and being entertained by the Arabic language so ArabishWay is hosting a movie gathering at a private home in Kirkland\, WA. \nWe have 20 spots for kids to watch an Arabic cartoon together.  It will be a non-political\, non-religious\,  G-rated movie in Egyptian dialect.  The length of the movie is 90 minutes. \nWe will have water and popcorn for the kids to enjoy downstairs during the movie!  Juice and sliced apples upstairs for those wanting something sweet and sticky. \nParents welcome to stay – we’ll have endless coffee and tea available for you to enjoy.  Or\, if you think your kids will be comfortable by themselves\, you are welcome to run out and go for a walk (the home is near the Cross-Kirkland corridor or downtown Kirkland coffee shops). \nPlease RSVP here -choose the number of kids with their names in the comment section and then we will send the address and details and phone number by email to you if you don’t already have it. \nSuper excited for this event!
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/arabic-movie-for-kids/
CATEGORIES:Movie
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ORGANIZER;CN="Laila Taji":MAILTO:arabishway@gmail.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190208
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190222
DTSTAMP:20260428T003744
CREATED:20190206T134212Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190212T073607Z
UID:10000053-1549584000-1550793599@arabishway.com
SUMMARY:Capernaum at SIFF
DESCRIPTION:CAPERNAUM \nby award winning director Nadine Labaki. \n\nCapernaum follows Zain\, a gutsy streetwise child as he flees his negligent parents\, survives through his wits on the streets\, takes care of Ethiopian refugee Rahil (Yordanos Shiferaw) and her baby son\, Yonas (Boluwatife Treasure Bankole)\, being jailed for a crime\, and finally\, seeks justice in a courtroom. \nOscar Nominee for Best Foreign Language Film \n\nShowings at 3:30\, 6:15 and 9:30 on all days. \nWeekends have additional matinee times of 12:45pm \n\nSCM will also have a pop up booth selling handmade items to help Syrian refugee women\, who left their homes and lost their family\, earn living with dignity; we established a workshop in Jordan Syrian women to start design and make beautiful stuff. Your support is much appreciated. \nGet $3 discount with this code: CAPERNAUM19 (for viewings other than matinee)
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/siff-capernaum/
LOCATION:SIFF Cinema Uptown\, 511 Queen Anne Ave N\,\, Seattle\, WA\, 98109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Movie
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190201T181500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190201T200000
DTSTAMP:20260428T003744
CREATED:20190109T023239Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190109T035422Z
UID:10000036-1549044900-1549051200@arabishway.com
SUMMARY:Mideast Focus Film Series 2019 - Soufra
DESCRIPTION:SOUFRA   (Arabic for “Dining Table”)  \nThe story of women refugees in a refugee camp outside Beirut\, in the world’s oldest refugee camp. The women deal with myriad obstacles as they grow into a community to heal the wounds of war. \nThere will be a light reception prepared by local Syrian refugees\, beginning at 6:15pm. \nin Bloedel Hall \nThe Mideast Focus Ministry will offer its sixth series of films to promote understanding of the situation in Palestine. Our theme this year is “Finding Home”. We will consider various aspects of being a refugee\, in Palestine\, as well as many other places in this 21st century world. We hope to understand more about the experiences of refugees who seek to make a safe home for their families.
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/mideast-focus-film-series-2019-soufra/
LOCATION:St Marks Cathedral\, 1245 Tenth Avenue East\, Seattle\, WA\, 98102-4398\, United States
CATEGORIES:Movie
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190120T133000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190120T160000
DTSTAMP:20260428T003744
CREATED:20190111T041245Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190111T042552Z
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SUMMARY:Womxn Act - Naila and the Uprising
DESCRIPTION:NAILA and  the UPRISING \nThe remarkable journey of Naila Ayesh is documented here. She must choose between love\, family and freedom – and chooses all three. She leads a clandestine movement of Palestinian women who play a pivotal role in the First Intifada. They forge a vibrant\, non-violent mobilization of Palestinians that continues to this day. \nJust Vision will host a screening of our award-winning documentary\, Naila and the Uprising\, as part of the Womxn Act on Seattle program on Sunday\, January 20. The screening will take place at 1:30 pm at the Phinney Neighbourhood Association – Greenwood (6532 Phinney Ave N\, Seattle\, WA 98103).  \nFollowing the film\, Jen Marlowe will be moderating a panel of activists\, including Nada Elia\, Maru Mora and Katrina Johnson\, reflecting on how the film’s themes resonate with women in the Seattle area who have been in the fight for freedom\, dignity and equality across movement struggles. \n 
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/womxnact-naila-uprising/
LOCATION:Phinney Neighborhood Center\, 6532 Phinney Ave N\, Seattle\, WA\, 98103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Movie
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