17th Annual Arab Film Festival

Description

The Arab Film Festival is dedicated to bringing the Arabian culture and films to American audiences. Each year, the Festival offers films by and about Arabs. These films offer authentic image of the Arabian culture of today, as well as showing the diversity, talents, and realities of Arabs throughout the world. In doing so, the festival culturally connects Arab filmmakers and their work with a larger community.

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SCHEDULE
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Castro // Oct 11 Friday

6:00 pm: Opening Night Reception
7:30 pm: Opening Ceremony and Film: When I Saw You

Opera Plaza // Saturday, October 12

12:00 pm: Turtles Do Not Die of Old Age
2:00 pm: Embers
4:00 pm: The Runner
6:00 pm: It's About to Rain
8:00 pm: Mars at Sunrise (plus Q&A with filmmaker)

Opera Plaza // Sunday, October 13

12:00 pm: In Search of Oil and Sand
1:30 pm: Asfouri / Studio Beirut
4:00 pm: The Last Stop
6:30 pm: A World Not Ours
8:30 pm: O Mon Corps! (O My Body!) / The Cup Reader

Shattuck Cinemas (Berkeley) // Friday, October 25

1:00 pm: When Monaliza Smiled
3:00 pm: The Professor
5:00 pm: Tannoura Maxi
7:00 pm: Asham: A Man Called Hope
9:00 pm: Centerpiece Film: Democracy Year Zero

Shattuck Cinemas (Berkeley) // Saturday, October 26

1:00 pm: The Three Disappearances of Soad Hosni
2:30 pm: Sleepless Nights
5:00 pm: Casablanca Mon Amour
7:00 pm: They Were Promised the Sea
9:30 pm: A World Not Ours

Shattuck Cinemas (Berkeley) // Sunday, October 27

1:00 pm: Blind Intersections
3:00 pm: The Turtle's Rage
5:00 pm: The Lebanese Rocket Society
7:00 pm: Turtles Do Not Die of Old Age
9:00 pm: Al Helm: Martin Luther King in Palestine

More Info

Link

http://www.arabfilmfestival.org/