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Past
Events
Iran: Beyond the Islamic Border (Conference, March 15-16, 2007)
(Friday, March 16 at 6:30 pm in the HCB 103)
Featuring The Tala brothers
Hosted by the Middle East Peace Association and the Middle East Center.
Anatomy of a Conflict:
Hot Summer in Israel and Lebanon (Lecture, part2)
Middle Eastern Film Festival, 2006
Middle
Eastern Film Festival, 2005
Middle
Eastern Film Festival, 2004
"Anatomy of a Conflict: Hot Summer in Israel
and Lebanon"
Part 2 in Series of 6
Monday, Oct. 9, 5:30 pm Broad Auditorium
Avi Burstein
“The Hot Summers of 1982 and 2006: Military and Political Dimensions
of Israel’s Involvement in Lebanon”
Avi Burstein holds the rank of Lt. Col (res.) in the IDF. He served in
a number of capacities in Lebanon from 1982-1996, from regular soldier
to battalion commander. He is the author of a book for the IDF on the
conflict: Operation of the Northern Command during the 1982 Lebanon War.
The lecture will discuss the background of this past summer’s events
in the light of Israel’s earlier involvement, especially during
the 1982 War. It will also analyze the course of the current conflict
and suggest what the future might hold.
The Middle East Center
presents its
Third Annual Middle East Film Festival, 2006
ALL FESTIVAL EVENTS ARE FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
All Events are held at Student Life Cinema in the Student Life Building, FSU
Saturday, October 7
General Store
Q & A with Director Chantal Briet to follow film
Movie at 7:30 pm
Briet’s award-winning documentary shows how Ali’s General Store helps the inhabitants of a run-down multi-ethnic neighborhood on the edge of Paris surmount the problems in which the riots of 2005 had their roots.
Sponsored by the Winthrop-King Institute for Contemporary French & Francophone Studies
In French w/ English subtitles
Sunday, October 8
The Lizard (Iran)
Film at 6:30 pm
The cynical satire features Reza (Parviz Paratouie) as a thief who escapes from jail by posing as a mullah. However, when he becomes the reverend leader of a small town mosque, his sermons featuring sexual innuendos and references to "brother" Tarantino's Pulp Fiction make the people pour in.
In Persian w/ English subtitles
RECEPTION 8:30
Live & Become
Film at 9:15
This film follows the complete life of Schlomo beginning at the age of 8 when he is forced to go underground to save his life. Through a sacrificial act of his mother, he leaves Ethiopia under the care of a Jewish woman as part of "Operation Moses." Once in Israel, he is adopted by a French Israeli family, and his life progresses onward for the better and the worst.
In Amharic, Hebrew, & French w/ English subtitles
Tuesday, October 10
Syrian Bride
Film at 7:30 pm
A Druze woman is engaged to marry a Syrian television star who she has never met. As a result, she has to decide whether she will move to Syria to marry her beau or defy her family, for if she moves to Syria she will never be able to return home.
In Arabic, Hebrew, Russian, & French w/ English subtitles
RECEPTION 9:00
Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul
Film at 10:00pm
This documentary takes you on a fascinating journey through the music scene of Istanbul, where East and West and past, present, and future converge. Alexander Hacke serves as the tour guide as he takes you through the streets of Istanbul in a mobile recording studio to capture the traditional and new age sounds of this remarkable city.
In Turkish & German w/ English subtitles
Wednesday, October 11
Iraq in Fragments
Film at 7:30 pm and 10:00pm with reception at 9:00
This film shows post-war Iraq in three acts, capturing a country torn between religion and ethnicity. Part one follows Muhammad Halthem, an 11 year-old auto mechanic located in the heart of Baghdad and zooms in on a city caught between "an idealized past, a dangerous present, and an uncertain future." Part two goes inside the Shiite political/religious movement of Moqtada Sadr and shows the inner workings of Iraqi local politics. Part three follows Iraqi Kurds as they assert their bid for independence, rebelling against the past atrocities of Baghdad rule.
In Kurdish, Arabic, & English w/ English subtitles
The festival is made possible by a grant from the US Department of Education.
Other sponsors include the Winthrop-King Institute for Contemporary French and Francophone Studies, the Arab Cultural Association, the Middle East Peace Association and the International Center.
The films are free and open to the public.
October 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th
Student Life Cinema, Florida
State University
CONTACT: Dr. Zeina Schlenoff
(850) 644-3012; zschleno@mailer.fsu.edu
The Middle East Center of The Florida State University presents its second
annual Middle East Film Festival, made possible by a grant from the U.S.
Department of Education. The films will be shown at the Student Life Cinema
in the Student Life Building on FSU’s campus.
Each film will be accompanied by an introduction by experts in the field,
and FSU faculty will be available to answer questions afterwards. The
program is as follow:
Saturday October 15th
Two screenings at 7:00pm* and 10:30 pm
The U.S. Premier Screening of Country Meets Hood
Event sponsored by the Winthrop-King Institute for French and Francophone
Studies
A comic exploration of the experiences of a multi-ethnic band of juvenile
delinquents sent to perform community service in a French village.
Azouz Begag, France’s best-known writer of Algerian origin and
the screenwriter, is currently the Minister for Equal Opportunities
in the French Government. He will present the film at 7pm and answer
questions afterwards. Mr. Begag will speak in English.
*Reservations are highly recommended for the 7 pm showing.
Please contact icffs@mailer.fsu.edu.
Sunday October 16th
6:30 pm
Promises-1hr 46min -PALESTINE/ISRAEL
Through the eyes of children in their innocence, comes a documentary
on the lives of seven Palestinian and Israeli children, who confront
a world that is no longer a political struggle over land, but an appreciation
and respect among neighbors.
8:30 pm
Another Road Home-79min-PALESTINE/ISRAEL
For Danae an Israeli woman seeking out her childhood caregiver, a Palestinian
man and surrogate parent to her, it is a lifetime quest. This film documents
the passionate and heart felt reunion between a most unlikely pair.
Monday October 17th
Two screenings at 7:30 and 9:30 pm
Zaman, Man from the Reeds-IRAQ-77min
On the brink of war, an Iraqi man struggles to find the medicine that
will cure his beloved wife. As the threat of war progresses, he must
remain hopeful or he could lose the one thing he loves the most.
Tuesday October 18th
7:30pm and 10:00 pm
Short film series including:
Distance From the Sun-ARAB AMERICANS-8min;
Naim, a Middle-Eastern immigrant struggles to find his way-of-life in
small town America. He is challenged to balance old traditions with
the customs of his homeland.
West Bank Story-PALESTINE/ISRAEL-22min; This
film is a delightful musical comedy about a young Palestinian woman
and a young Israeli man, who despite political and ethnic tensions,
fall in love and defy tradition.
The Little Terrorist-PAKISTAN/INDIA-15min;
Jamal, a young Pakistani boy, crosses over the border from his native
Pakistan into India. As he encounters a Hindu-Brahmin family, he must
rely on their humanity and remembrance of a once shared culture divided
by arbitrary boundaries.
In My Own Skin-ARAB AMERICANS-16min; As September
11 left a devastating effect on America, so to did it affect the lives
of five Arab-American women. These five women explore what it means
to be an Arab-American after the devastation of September 11.
8:45 pm
The English Sheik and the Yemeni Gentleman-YEMEN-76min
A British-born Yemeni returns to Yemen to re-discover his country, its
people and traditions. The film explores the Yemeni culture and its
beautiful countryside.
Wednesday October 19th
Two screenings at 7:00 and 10:00 pm
with a discussion on landmines at 8:45 pm
Turtles Can Fly-IRAQ/KURDISTAN-98min
Sometimes it is the suffering of children that remind us of the horrors
of war. For these Kurdish children, it is an everyday battle against
survival. And for them remaining resilient against the bleakness is
the only way to survive.
The festival also is sponsored by FSU Middle East Center, the Student
Life Film Committee, Student Life Cinema, Winthrop King Institute for
French and Francophone Studies, International Center, the Arab Cultural
Association and the Persian Cultural Society.
The films are free and open
to the public.
Director Jehane Noujaim (Control Room) will
speak after the screening of her film on October 7. It's a great
behind-the-scenes look at the journalists that run Al-Jazeera.
This series has been organized and funded by Dr. Zeina Schlenoff and the Department
of Modern Languages. Place: All showings will be in the
Student
Life Building.
Tuesday, October 5
CRIMSON
GOLD (Iran, 90 minutes)
7:00 p.m.
The story of an ordinary pizza deliveryman and his journey in the dark
injustices of Tehran. A daring interrogation of Iranian society.
FORGET BAGHDAD (Iraq/Israel,
111 minutes)
9:30 p.m.
Tells the experiences of four Iraqi Jews who have felt the sting of
bigotry both in Iraq where they were born and in Israel where they now
live.
Wednesday, October
6
A TIME FOR
DRUNKEN HORSES (Kurdistan, 100 minutes)
7:00 p.m.
When the youngest boy a destitute Iranian Kurdish family suffers from a
terminal illness, his young siblings struggle to pay for a life-saving operation.
In desperation, the eldest sister agrees to marry an Iraqi man, willing
to care for the brother. At the border exchange, however, the family
of the Iraqi man rejects the sick boy, leaving the siblings in a harrowing
race against time.
BATTLE OF
ALGIERS (Algeria, 123 minutes) 9:30 p.m.
A dramatization of the 1950s struggle of the Algerian Liberation Front
against French colonial rule. In a restored print, this film provides
striking perspectives on events post-2001.
Thursday,
October 7
CONTROL ROOM
(Qatar, 83 minutes)
7:00 & 10:30 p.m. Showings
~8:30 p.m. Q&A with director Jehane
Noujaim
When the U.S. and Iraq were on the brink of war, film-maker Noujaim
embedded herself with independent Arab news agency Al-Jazeera. A film
that explores wartime media.
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