Arab Film Festival Hits Melbourne
July 6th 2010 05:25
After wrapping things up in Sydney with a fantastic, sold-out screening of Elia Sulieman’s wry and thought-provoking The Time that Remains, the festival bade farewell to Sydney to launch into its national tour.
This Friday 9 July the Arab Film Festival Australia kicks off its Melbourne season with City of Life, Ali Mostafa’s turbo-charged homage to the city of Dubai and its international inhabitants. On Saturday night Scheherazade, Tell Me a Story exposes the tough choices of Egyptian women in life, love and career.
Then on Sunday 12 Angry Lebanese takes us behind the high walls of Roumieh Prison for a theatre production that changes the lives of the men involved – it screens with The Traveller which tells the story of a Sudanese refugee as he tries to assimilate into Australian society.
The festival’s Melbourne home is at Cinema Nova, 380 Lygon St, Carlton and tickets are now on sale. Book your tickets now!
Also launched on Sunday was the national Home Made Arab Films project. Birthday parties, barbies and beehives dating back to the 40s were unearthed and screened to the music of oud maestro Mohamed Youssef.
You can get involved in this project too – AFFA is gathering home movies from Arab Australians shot on 16mm or Super 8 for a collection at the National Film and Sound Archives in Canberra, accessible to the public for posterity. If you have any old footage in the back of the cupboard now is the time to dig it out and add part of your family story to the nation’s collective history.
You’ll receive a DVD copy of your footage when the original is returned to you. If you would like to share your films with the nation, contact info@arabfilmfestival.com.au
Meanwhile Canberra (15-17 July), Adelaide (24-25 July) and Brisbane (30-31 July) are getting ready to take their own tour through the cutting edge of Arab cinema, including City of Life and Scheherazade, Tell Me a Story .
Book your tickets!
This Friday 9 July the Arab Film Festival Australia kicks off its Melbourne season with City of Life, Ali Mostafa’s turbo-charged homage to the city of Dubai and its international inhabitants. On Saturday night Scheherazade, Tell Me a Story exposes the tough choices of Egyptian women in life, love and career.
Then on Sunday 12 Angry Lebanese takes us behind the high walls of Roumieh Prison for a theatre production that changes the lives of the men involved – it screens with The Traveller which tells the story of a Sudanese refugee as he tries to assimilate into Australian society.
The festival’s Melbourne home is at Cinema Nova, 380 Lygon St, Carlton and tickets are now on sale. Book your tickets now!
Also launched on Sunday was the national Home Made Arab Films project. Birthday parties, barbies and beehives dating back to the 40s were unearthed and screened to the music of oud maestro Mohamed Youssef.
You can get involved in this project too – AFFA is gathering home movies from Arab Australians shot on 16mm or Super 8 for a collection at the National Film and Sound Archives in Canberra, accessible to the public for posterity. If you have any old footage in the back of the cupboard now is the time to dig it out and add part of your family story to the nation’s collective history.
You’ll receive a DVD copy of your footage when the original is returned to you. If you would like to share your films with the nation, contact info@arabfilmfestival.com.au
Meanwhile Canberra (15-17 July), Adelaide (24-25 July) and Brisbane (30-31 July) are getting ready to take their own tour through the cutting edge of Arab cinema, including City of Life and Scheherazade, Tell Me a Story .
Book your tickets!
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