Film Festival Is Enticing
Bedouin hackers.
Bloodsuckers.
Hijackers.
Shock. Awe
Myths. Realities.
Dreams
A MONTH OF SUNDAYS. 25 February-18 March 2007
The 2007 “Sydney Arab Film Festival” is underway, screening an exciting program over A MONTH OF SUNDAYS until March 17, at Riverside Theatres, Parramatta.
Be entertained and engaged by local and international fictional screen stories, gutsy documentaries, razor-sharp shorts and the latest features from the Arab world. A spectrum of cinematic treats genuinely reflecting the complexity and diversity of Arab culture and experiences.
Visiting international guests include Palestinian filmmaker Nizar Hassan, and Eliane Raheb, filmmaker and Festival Director of Ayam Bairut a-Cinemaiya (Cinema Days of Beirut).
Supplemented by a Wednesday Matinee Program featuring a brief, beautiful selection of shorts and the local feature Jammin in the Middle E.
For more information & program Visit Sydney Arab Film Festival
TONE: AUDIO-VISUAL EXPERIMENTAL WORKS BY ARAB ARTISTS
A parallel program of experimental screen-based artworks by Arab artists, presented by Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre in partnership with ICE. Curated by Khaled Sabsabi.
3-24 March 2007
10am-4pm
Monday-Saturday
Liverpool Regional Museum
Cnr Hume Highway & Congressional Drive, Liverpool
FREE
Contact Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre on (02) 9824 1121 or by email: reception@casulapowerhouse.com
EVENTS, FORUMS AND TALKS
The 2007 Festival is supplemented by an exciting and challenging program of events, forums and talks.
PRESSURE POINTS with Bilal Khbeiz
SUNDAY 11 March
2-4pm
Riverside Theatres, Parramatta
FREE (Bookings essential)
Bilal Khbeiz will be visiting the Festival from Lebanon. A poet, essayist and cultural journalist, Bilal will present on new media and images and responses to the war in Lebanon.
Pressure Points is presented in partnership with the Writing and Society Research Group at the University of Western Sydney, Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre and Information and Cultural Exchange.
Bookings: (02) 8839 3399 or by email: boxoffice@riversideparramatta.com.au
For more information contact ICE on 9897 5744 or email Mireille Astore: m.astore@uws.edu.au
UNDER SIEGE
A forum exploring living, working and producing art under siege. Featuring pesentations from international Festival guests Nizar Hassan, Palestinian filmmaker, and Eliane Raheb, filmmaker and Festival Director of Ayam Beirut al-Cinemaiya (Cinema Days of Beirut).
SATURDAY 17 March
1-5pm
Liverpool TAFE Education and Training Centre
140 Bigge Street, Liverpool (Cnr Moore St)
Near Liverpool Station
FREE
Presented in partnership with Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre and Information & Cultural Exchange.
Bookings: (02) 9824 1121 or by email: reception@casulapowerhouse.com
SYDNEY ARAB FILM FESTIVAL SPONSORS:
Sydney Arab Film Festival is supported by a wide range of sponsors:
NSW Film & Television Office
Arts NSW
Riverside Theatres, Parramatta
Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre
Liverpool Regional Museum
NSW Community Relations Commission
World Media International
My Sat
Sawtelghad
Media Loft
Filmotion Productions
AMWU
SWITCH:Multimedia & Digital Arts Access Centre
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