2016 marks the fifth anniversary of the Arab Film Festival in San Diego. This year, the Festival offers 7 screenings. It opens with the epic Iraqi Odyssey that offers a view of modern Iraq that is missing from public discourse. It includes political satire (Very Big Shot), dramas (3000 Nights and As I Open My Eyes) and a glimpse at rising young artists and musicians from across the region (Yallah! Underground). For the first time, the Festival will screen a shorts program with a sampling of narrative, documentary, animated and experimental films. It closes with the remarkable story of Mohammed Assaf whose dreams as a child growing up in Gaza were realized when he crossed the border into Egypt to perform in the very popular Arab Idol competition (The Idol).
Admission/Cost: $5 - $10
Location:
Museum of Photographic Arts
1649 El Prado
San Diego, CA 92101
Thursday, October 27 - 7:00 PM (Iraqi Odyssey)
Friday, October 28 - 6:30 PM (3000 Nights), 9:30 PM (Shorts Program)
Saturday, October 29 - 6:30 PM (Very Big Shot), 9:00 PM (Yallah! Underground)
Sunday, October 30 - 2:30 PM (As I Open My Eyes), 5:00 PM (The Idol)
For more information, please visit: www.arabfilm.org
Admission/Cost: $5 - $10
Location:
Museum of Photographic Arts
1649 El Prado
San Diego, CA 92101
Thursday, October 27 - 7:00 PM (Iraqi Odyssey)
Friday, October 28 - 6:30 PM (3000 Nights), 9:30 PM (Shorts Program)
Saturday, October 29 - 6:30 PM (Very Big Shot), 9:00 PM (Yallah! Underground)
Sunday, October 30 - 2:30 PM (As I Open My Eyes), 5:00 PM (The Idol)
For more information, please visit: www.arabfilm.org
