All Films & Events
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Solitaire
Sophie Boutros / Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon / 2016 / 92 mins
20 years past the Lebanese-Syrian war and Therese is still embittered towards everything "Syria" due to her beloved brother’s death by a Syrian bomb. Today, she joyfully prepares for a visit of her daughter's suitor and his parents; however, when the long-awaited guests arrive, and to Therese's dismay: it's discovered... they are Syrian!Opening Night: Solitaire
Castro Theatre
October 13, 2017 7:30 pmLA Opener: Solitaire
Harmony Gold
October 27, 2017 8:00 pm
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Stitching Palestine
Carol Mansour / Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine / 2017 / 78 mins
Palestinian women talk about life and national identity, their stories linked by the ancient art of embroidery.Stitching Palestine
Shattuck Cinemas
October 22, 2017 4:10 pm
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Taste of Cement
Ziad Kalthoum / Germany, Lebanon, Qatar, Syria, UAE / 2017 / 85 mins
In Beirut, Syrian refugee construction workers build a skyscraper, locked at the building site with strict curfews. Haunted by memories of war whilst living a meager, destitute existance void of the most basic of worker's rights: they press on, as the sea hums in the distance.Taste of Cement
Shattuck Cinemas
October 21, 2017 4:40 pm
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Tramontane
Vatche Boulghourjian / Lebanon, France, Qatar, UAE / 2016 / 105 mins
A man searches for his origins in a land where people cannot retell his or their own pastTramontane
Roxie Theatre
October 17, 2017 7:00 pmTramontane
Shattuck Cinemas
October 21, 2017 2:30 pm
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The War Show
Andreas Dalsgaard, Obaidah Zytoon / Denmark, Finland, Germany, Syria / 2016 / 100 mins
Radio host and DJ Obaidah documents the events before, during, and after the 2011 Syrian uprising, alongside the devastation that radically changed her country through an intimate, personal journey of violence, sacrifice, and hope.The War Show
Shattuck Cinemas
October 21, 2017 8:30 pmThe War Show
Harmony Gold
October 29, 2017 4:00 pm
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Withered Green
Mohammed Hammad / Egypt / 2016 / 73 mins
Still reeling from the death of her parents, Iman is tasked with coordinating traditional marriage proposal procedures on behalf of her younger sister, Noha. With no male relative available to facilitate the proposal (in accordance with local customs), Iman is forced to make a difficult, unconventional decision.Withered Green
Roxie Theatre
October 16, 2017 8:15 pmWithered Green
Shattuck Cinemas
October 21, 2017 6:40 pmWithered Green
Harmony Gold
October 28, 2017 8:00 pm
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Women of Freedom
Abeer Zeibak Haddad / Israel / 2017 / 58 mins
Engages the topic of Palestinian women who were murdered in the name of "honor killing."Women of Freedom
San Francisco Public Library
October 16, 2017 1:00 pm
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