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Very Big Shot
Mir-Jean Bou Chaya / Lebanon / 2015 / 108 mins
A Small time drug-dealer stumbles upon a brilliant way to smuggle amphetamines across the Lebanese border. He enlists the help of an underrated filmmaker and in the process discovers how to slyly manipulate public opinion. Lebanon's official entry to the 2017 Oscars Los Angeles: Reception @6pm | Q&A with Director following screening
Very Big Shot
Embarcadero Center Cinema
October 9, 2016 6:55 pmLos Angeles Opener: Very Big Shot
Harmony Gold
October 21, 2016 8:00 pm -
Degrade
Arab Nasser,Tarzan Nasser / France, Palestine, Qatar / 2015 / Drama / 85 mins
On a hot afternoon in Gaza, gun fire breaks out outside a busy beauty salon. The women inside, all from various backgrounds and circumstances are stuck inside, left to reflect on both the internal and external obstacles that rule their lives.
Degrade
Shattuck Cinemas
October 15, 2016 9:00 pmDegrade
Harmony Gold
October 22, 2016 9:15 pm
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Clash
Mohamed Diab / Egypt / 2016 / Drama / 97 mins
Set just after the political events of June 2013, In Cairo, Clash is shot entirely in the confines of a police van containing Muslim Brotherhood members, pro-army supporters and foreign journalists. US Premiere
Opening Night: Clash
Castro Theatre
October 7, 2016 7:30 pm At the DoorClash
New Parkway Theatre
October 14, 2016 8:20 pm Buy Tickets -
Bennesbeh Labokra, Chou?
Ziad Rahbani / Lebanon / 2015 / 135 mins
Performed in 1978 over eight months, “Bennesbeh Labokra, Chou?” takes place in a bar in the trendy Hamra district, hosting a variety of people such as poets, reporters, businessmen and foreigners.
Arab Classics: Bennesbeh Labokra, Chou?
New Parkway Theatre
October 12, 2016 8:30 pm
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Namour
Heidi Saman / US / 2016 / Drama / 80 mins
Set in the economic recession of the late 2000s, Steven Bassem spends his evenings as an all-but-invisible valet, acutely aware of his dead-end situation. As the bonds of his once tightly knit Arab-USn family erode, Steven acts out in increasingly erratic ways, and struggles to figure out who he is and what he ought to be doing.
Temporary | Namour
Shattuck Cinemas
October 15, 2016 5:05 pmTemporary | Namour
Harmony Gold
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Nasser
Jihan El-Tahri / France, South Africa / 2015 / Documentary / 97 mins
Nasser chronicles the rise and fall of the Arab World’s most influential modern leader.
Nasser
Embarcadero Center Cinema
October 8, 2016 4:20 pmNasser
Harmony Gold
October 22, 2016 7:15 pm
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Junction 48
Udi Aloni / Israel, Palestine / 2016 / Action / 95 mins
Two young Palestinian hip-hop artists fall in love and use their music to regain normalcy while navigating life under occupation and conservative dictates.
Junction 48
Embarcadero Center Cinema
October 8, 2016 9:00 pm -
In the Last Days of the City
Tamer El Said / Egypt / 2016 / Drama / 119 mins
Set in downtown Cairo days before the revolution, the atmosphere is pulsating with an uncomfortable air of apathy, angst and ambivalence. Khalid, a 35-year-old filmmaker struggles to capture the feeling of his city at a moment when all around him dreams are disintegrating. With the help of his friends, he finds the strength to keep going through the difficulty and beauty of living In the Last Days of the City.
In the Last Days of the City
Embarcadero Center Cinema
October 8, 2016 6:30 pmIn the Last Days of the City
Shattuck Cinemas
October 16, 2016 8:45 pm
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