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ARAB FILM NIGHTS - Saturday Night

By Calgary Arab Arts & Culture Society (other events)

Saturday, May 25 2013 6:30 PM 11:50 PM MDT
 
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LATE DECEMBER - Tunisia 2010, 104 minutes, Feature Comedy

Start time: 6:30pm

Aicha lives in a remote Tunisian mountain top village and dreams of a better life. After promising her the world, her boyfriend Mourad disappears and leaves Aicha in a state of confusion and despair. Meanwhile a doctor, Adam, arrives in this peaceful village to escape from the city and the stress of his profession. Soon the tranquil setting of this place will be turned upside down.

ANOTHER NIGHT ON EARTH - Spain, 54 minutes, Feature

Start Time: 9:30pm

Egypt, a country under revolution. Cairo, a mega-city with the worst traffic in the world. From a “ fly on the wall” vantage point, viewers eavesdrop from the dashboard of a cab as taxi drivers and their diverse passengers talk and debate about their present, future and details that shape their daily lives. A lighter side of Egypt, captured during endless traffic jams.

WORDS OF WITNESS - US & Egypt, 68 minutes, Documentary

Start Time: 10:40pm

Every time 22-year-old Heba Afify heads out to cover the historical events shaping her country's future, her mother is compelled to remind her, "I know you are a journalist, but you're still a girl!" Defying cultural norms and family expectations, Heba takes to the streets to report on an Egypt in turmoil, using tweets, texts and Facebook posts.