The Department of Near Eastern and Judaic Languages and Literatures is presenting a Middle Eastern Film Festival this fall. All films are free and open to the public.
"A Door to the Sky" (Morocco)
Monday, Sept. 11, 7:30 p.m., 206 White Hall
Nadia, a young Moroccan emigrant who has been living in Paris, returns to
Fez
to pay her last respects to her dying father.
"Terrorism and Kebab" (Egypt)
Monday, Sept. 25, 7:30 p.m., 206 White Hall
A dramatic comedy that pits a lower middle class employee against the
bureaucracy and corruption of the Egyptian government.
"Sallah" (Israel)
Wednesday, Oct. 11, 8:30 p.m., 112 White Hall
A satirical comedy showing the problems of adjustment encountered by an
immigrant family from North Africa in Israel in the '50s.
"Struggle for Peace: Israelis and Palestinian" (U.S.)
Monday, Oct. 16, 8:30 p.m., 206 White Hall
An in-depth look at the grass-roots peace movements in Israel and the
West Bank
focusing on four Palestinian and Israeli groups.
"Razor's Edge" (Lebanon)
Monday, Oct. 30, 7:30 p.m., 206 White Hall
The film explores the contradictions that make up the world of Samar, a
14-year
old Lebanese girl, who has grown up with the civil war.
"Wedding In Galilee" (Switzerland)
Wednesday, Nov. 8, 6 p.m., 207 White Hall
Palestinian emotions and sensitivities surrounding a traditional Arab
wedding
feast with Israeli military forces in the background.
"Late Summer Blues" (Israel)
Monday, Nov. 20, 7:30 p.m., 206 White Hall
Events in the lives of seven Israeli students during the summer following
high-school graduation before induction into the Israeli army.
For more information contact Benjamin Hary at 727-7942.