Between Allah and Me

In Collaboration with
the Arlington International Film Festival,
CAC is Proud to Co-Present:
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Between Allah and Me

(and Everyone Else) (60 min)

Kyoko Yokomad, Writer/Director | Canada | 2014 | Doc

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When: Sunday, October 30 at 2:20PM

Where: Captiol Theatre, Arlington, MA

About the Film: The film explores the challenges of four Canadian Muslim women making decisions either to start or stop wearing hijab, unveiling how the hijab carries many diverse meanings and messages, and its intricate and complex effects on Muslim women, their families and communities, and the larger multicultural society.

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Websitewww.hijabdocumentary.com

Twitter: @hijabdoc

Facebook: www.facebook.com/Project.Her.Choice

Tickets:  https://www.eventsprout.com/register/2016aiff

This year’s Arlington International Film Festival takes place from October 27 – 30.

View their full program of events here!

The Arlington International Film Festival’s mission is to foster appreciation for different cultures by exploring the lives of people around the globe through independent film — to nurture the next generation of filmmakers within our community. We screen narrative and documentary features and shorts plus a special category of short films by High School Student Filmmakers. Panel discussions and/or Q&A’s follow many special screenings, framing provocative conversations with filmmakers/producers, academics, as well as the business community. www.AIFFest.org

 

October 30th: "Between Allah and Me" Film Screening

In Collaboration with
the Arlington International Film Festival,
CAC is Proud to Co-Present:

Between Allah and Me

(and Everyone Else) (60 min)

Kyoko Yokomad, Writer/Director | Canada | 2014 | Doc

allah-and-me

When: Sunday, October 30 at 2:20PM

Where: Captiol Theatre, Arlington, MA

About the Film: The film explores the challenges of four Canadian Muslim women making decisions either to start or stop wearing hijab, unveiling how the hijab carries many diverse meanings and messages, and its intricate and complex effects on Muslim women, their families and communities, and the larger multicultural society.

images

Websitewww.hijabdocumentary.com

Twitter: @hijabdoc

Facebook: www.facebook.com/Project.Her.Choice

Tickets:  https://www.eventsprout.com/register/2016aiff

This year’s Arlington International Film Festival takes place from October 27 – 30.

View their full program of events here!

The Arlington International Film Festival’s mission is to foster appreciation for different cultures by exploring the lives of people around the globe through independent film — to nurture the next generation of filmmakers within our community. We screen narrative and documentary features and shorts plus a special category of short films by High School Student Filmmakers. Panel discussions and/or Q&A’s follow many special screenings, framing provocative conversations with filmmakers/producers, academics, as well as the business community. www.AIFFest.org

 

Screening of Film "The Prophet"

Tickets: $10/ Adult- $5/ kids

Click Here to Purchase Your Tickets

Synopsis

The Prophet, by celebrated Lebanese author Kahlil Gibran, is among the most popular volumes of poetry ever written, selling over 100 million copies in forty languages since its publication in 1923. Gibran’s timeless verses have been given enchanting new form in this painterly cinematic adventure about freedom and the power of human expression.

This breathtaking animated feature, produced and spearheaded by Salma Hayek, was an official selection at Cannes and made its North American premiere at Toronto International Film Festival. Written and directed by Roger Allers (The Lion King), the film intersperses Gibran’s elegant poetry within stunning animated sequences by filmmakers Tomm Moore (The Secret of Kells, Song of the Sea), Nina Paley (Sita Sings the Blues), Bill Plympton (Guide Dog), and a host of award-winning animators from around the world.

Set in a Mediterranean sea-side village, Kamila (Salma Hayek) cleans house for exiled artist and poet Mustafa (Liam Neeson), but the more difficult job is keeping her free-spirited young daughter, Almitra, (Quvenzhané Wallis) out of trouble. The three embark on a journey meant to end with Mustafa’s return home – but first they must evade the authorities who fear that the truth in his words will incite rebellion.

Featuring music from Damien Rice, Glen Hansard and Yo-Yo Ma.

View the Official Trailer Here

Official Website: www.theprophet.com

Date: May 15, 2016

Time: 1:00 pm

Location: Studio Cinema- 376 Trapelo Rd, Belmont, MA 02478

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October Film Screening

 

The Center for Arabic Culture &
The Aga Khan Documentation Center at MIT
Present
Creative Dissent Exhibit Film Screening of

October Film

A Documentary by Lillie Paquiett

Going beyond the headlines, this story—filmed in the fourteen months leading up to the Revolution— highlights the years of mounting resentment against the ruling regime. Filmmaker Lillie Paquette follows key opposition figures and young democracy activists as they struggle against extraordinary odds to remove an uncompromising US-backed authoritarian regime determined to stay in power.

Date: Friday October 30, 2015

Time: 6:30 pm

Location: Center for Arabic Culture

191 Highland Av. Suit 6B. Somerville, MA 02143

Free and Open to the Public

Followed by an Open Discussion with director Lillie Paquette

Art Exhibition: Creative Dissent

 

Creative Dissent: Arts of the Arab World Uprisings

 

This exhibit explores the visual arts and other expressive media of the recent Arab World Uprisings.

Art Exhibition September 10 – December 23, 2015

Opening Reception Thursday, September 17, 2015, 5:30-7 pm

The Elliot K. Wolk Gallery is free and open to the public Monday through Friday, 9AM – 5PM. The gallery is located in MIT Building 7, Room 338, at 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge.

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About the Exhibition:

Images are often used as communicative devices to present politicized messages. During the recent Arab World uprisings, demonstrators created images to express opposition to incumbent governments and members of the ruling elite. Over and again, activists, protesters, artists, and other individuals adopted the expressive media—including videos, photographs, painted and digital images, as well as slogans, music, and even puppets—to create visualized and performed modes of dissent within public space, both in the streets and online.

www.artsofthearabworlduprisings.com

 

The CAC will be showing three films this Fall as a part of the Creative Dissent Exhibition – Stay tuned for more information!

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