All Films & Events
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Shorts Program 2
In This Program: Central Market, Journey of a Freedom Fighter, Siham, Growing Home, Rest in Peace, 3 Candles, Mariam’s Chance
Shorts Program 2
Artists' Television Access
October 15, 2014 9:00 pm
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A Stone’s Throw from Prison
Raquel Castells / Documentary / Palestine, Spain / 2013 / 65 mins
Growing up in the Occupied Palestinian Territory is not easy. When you leave home for school, your mother can't be sure of when you'll be back. Rami, Ahmed, Mohammed, three among thousands, this documentary is their story, but also that of courageous Israelis and Palestinians working to cut abuses, stop conflict and heal its consequencesA Stone’s Throw from Prison
Opera Plaza Cinema
October 11, 2014 6:00 pmA Stone’s Throw from Prison
Harmony Gold
November 9, 2014 4:00 pm
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Suspended Time
Ahmed Abu Nasser, Mohammed Abu Nasser, Assem Nasser, Amin Nayfeh, Alaa Al Ali, Yazan Khalil, Asma Ghanem, Muhannad Salahat, Ayman Azraq, Mahdi Fleifel / Documentary / Palestine / 2014 / 59 mins
Lubnan / Suspended Time
Opera Plaza Cinema
October 12, 2014 1:30 pm
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They are the Dogs
Hicham Lasri / Narrative / Morocco / 2014 / 85 mins
A television crew stumbles across the story of an old man, Majhoul, whose tragic tale dates back to 1981 during upheavals in Morocco, where he was arrested. Released 30 years later in 2011, he is now trying to come to terms with a new reality. The TV crew decides to report his journey as he sets off on a quest to find his family and his place in this new world.They are the Dogs
Shattuck Cinemas
October 17, 2014 1:00 pm
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A Trip, Not a Tour
Johannes Hartmann / Documentary / Morocco, Switzerland / 2014 / 79 mins
In 2003 in Morocco, fourteen Heavy Metal musicians and fans have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms for lewd conduct and defamation of Islam. After protests by Casablanca’s youths they were pardoned a few weeks later. Ten years later, Swiss Hardcore band VALE TUDO is set to find out about how things have since changed for Morocco’s alternative music scene. They hit the road with the aim to play at least four shows in ten days.A Trip, Not a Tour
New Parkway Theatre
October 20, 2014 7:00 pm
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Under the Same Sun
Sameh Zoabi / Narrative / Israel, Palestine, USA / 2013 / 84 mins
Shaul, an Israeli, and Nizar, a Palestinian, seem to have little in common, but for a shared spirit of entrepreneurship. They create a solar company with plans to bring renewable energy to communities in the Palestinian territories. Support for their venture is difficult to gain. From families who question them, to community members who threaten them, and government policies that make collaboration nearly impossible, Shaul and Nizar face many obstacles.Under the Same Sun
Shattuck Cinemas
October 17, 2014 7:00 pm
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The United
Amin Matalqa / Narrative / Jordan / 2012 / 96 mins
A legendary Egyptian football coach is brought back from retirement by his former star player to train a team of pan-Arab misfits in Jordan to compete against France in order to secure funding for their football academy.The United
Harmony Gold
November 8, 2014 3:30 pm
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