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Bamcinématek Presents Contemporary Arab Cinema, Sep 29—Oct 4, and Wajib + the Films of Annemarie Jacir, Oct 5—11, with Jacir in Attendance Opening Weekend BAMcinématek presents Contemporary Arab Cinema, Sep 29—Oct 4, and Wajib + The Films of Annemarie Jacir, Oct 5—11, with Jacir in attendance opening weekend Aug 27, 2018/Brooklyn, NY—This fall, BAMcinématek presents two series highlighting contemporary cinema from the Arab world. From Saturday, September 29 through Thursday, October 4 Contemporary Arab Cinema comes to BAM for the first time. Curated by Lina Matta, the series showcases the complexity of Arab culture through new works from some of the Middle East and North Africa’s boldest and most innovative filmmakers. Multiple filmmakers will be in attendance during the series. From October 5 through October 11, following Contemporary Arab Cinema, BAMcinématek presents Wajib + The Films of Annemarie Jacir, an exclusive week-long run of Jacir’s latest film and the first New York retrospective of the Palestinian filmmaker’s work. Jacir will be in attendance opening weekend for post- screening Q&As. Jacir’s career consists of a string of pioneering firsts. Her Columbia University thesis film, Like Twenty Impossibles (2003—Oct 7), screened at the Cannes Film Festival and became the first short film from the Arab world to be included in the festival’s official selection. At the same time, Jacir became the first Palestinian filmmaker to have a film screen at the storied festival. Jacir’s latest film, Wajib (2018, Oct 5— 11), stars frequent Jacir collaborator Saleh Bakri alongside his real-life father, legendary Arabic actor Mohammed Bakri. Set in Nazareth, this dark comedy observes the bubbling tensions between a progressive son and traditionalist father and speaks to the divide between the Palestinian diaspora and those who remain in Israel. The film screened in competition at the 2017 Locarno Film Festival and at the Toronto International Film Festival. The Films of Annemarie Jacir includes Jacir’s feature films Salt of This Sea (2008—Oct 7) and When I Saw You (2012—Oct 7). Salt of This Sea, which screens with Like Twenty Impossibles, depicts a Brooklyn-born Palestinian-American woman who seeks to reclaim the ancestral land taken from her grandfather in 1948. Jacir’s second feature, When I Saw You (2012—Oct 7), tells the story of an 11-year- old boy who runs away from a refugee camp in Jordan and joins a group of Palestinian guerilla fighters following the Six-Day War in 1967. When I Saw You screens with Palestine, Summer 2006 (2006), Jacir’s short film about the political gulf separating Jerusalem and Ramallah. Following its run at Jacob Burns Film Center (Sep 20—27), Contemporary Arab Cinema includes Beauty and the Dogs (Ben Hania, 2017—Sep 29), a feminist cri de coeur about a Tunisian college student pitted against a patriarchal bureaucratic system that seeks to silence her following her rape. Also featured in the series: Palestinian director Muayad Alayan’s The Reports on Sarah and Saleem (2018—Sep 29) about a casual extramarital affair between an Israeli woman and a Palestinian man that snowballs into a political crisis; acclaimed Lebanese director Philippe Aractingi’s Listen (2017—Sep 30), a sexy, sophisticated romance about lost love; The Journey (Al Daradji, 2017—Sep 30) about a young woman who arrives at Baghdad Central Station prepared to carry out a suicide attack; and Zagros (Omar Kalifa, 2017—Oct 1), about a Kurdish wife and mother who starts a new life in Belgium only to be followed by her jealous husband. The series also includes the documentaries Les Petits Chats (Nakhla, 2015—Sep 29), which follows the Egyptian rock band Les Petits Chats and celebrates a golden age in Egyptian culture when music, art, and cinema flourished; The Man Behind the Microphone (Belhassine, 2017—Oct 3), which looks at Tunisia’s cultural evolution through a revealing portrait of the “Frank Sinatra of Tunisia;” and Investigating Paradise (Allouache, 2017—Oct 2), a documentary-narrative hybrid that investigates how “the theology of death” is used in jihadist recruitment in Algeria. Other features in the series include Lucien Bourjeily’s Heaven Without People (2017—Oct 3), about a sprawling Lebanese family’s contentious Easter lunch celebration; The Blessed (Djama, 2017—Oct 4), which traces the reverberating effects of Algeria’s 1990s civil war on two generations of Algerians living in the country’s present day police state; and Induced Labor (Diab, 2017—Sep 30), a dark comedy about an Egyptian couple who plan a takeover of the American embassy in order to secure an American passport so their children can be born US citizens. For further press information, please contact: Maureen Masters at 718.724.8023 / [email protected] Lindsay Brayton at 718.724.8026 / [email protected] Contemporary Arab Cinema Schedule: Sat, Sep 29 3pm: Les Petits Chats 5:15pm: The Reports on Sarah and Saleem 8:30pm: Beauty and the Dogs Sun, Sep 30 3pm: Listen 5:30pm: Induced Labor 7:45pm: The Journey Mon, Oct 1 7pm: Zagros Tue, Oct 2 7pm: Investigating Paradise Wed, Oct 3 7pm: Heaven Without People 9:15pm: The Man Behind the Microphone Thu, Oct 4 7pm: The Blessed Wajib + The Films of Annemarie Jacir Schedule: Fri, Oct 5 2, 4:30, 7, 9:30pm: Wajib Sat, Oct 6 7, 9:30pm: Wajib Sun, Oct 7 2, 9:30pm: Wajib 4:15pm: Salt of This Sea + Like Twenty Impossibles 7:15pm: When I Saw You + Summer 2006, Palestine Mon, Oct 8 4:30, 7, 9:30pm: Wajib Tue, Oct 9 4:30, 7, 9:30pm: Wajib Wed, Oct 10 4:30, 7, 9:30pm: Wajib Thu, Oct 11 4:30, 7, 9:30pm: Wajib Film Descriptions BEAUTY AND THE DOGS (2017) Dirs. Kaouther Ben Hania & Khaled Barsaoui. With Mariam Al Ferjani, Ghanem Zrelli, Noomen Hamda. After she is raped by a band of police officers, Tunisian college student Mariam finds herself pitted against an unfeeling, patriarchal bureaucracy that works only to silence her and protect those in power. Unfolding in a series of breathless, immersive long takes, this powerful feminist cri de coeur plunges viewers headfirst into a woman’s fearless fight for justice against all odds. DCP. 100min. Sat, Sep 29 at 8:30pm THE BLESSED (2017) Dir. Sofia Djama. With Nadia Kaci, Sami Bouajila, Amine Lansari. The effects of Algeria’s 1990s civil war continue to resonate for two generations—a couple celebrating their wedding anniversary and their teenage son trawling Algiers for a good time—who find themselves trapped between the ghosts of the past and the stifling restrictions of the present police state. The result is “a multi-layered film, dense with ideas and questions that resonate far beyond Algerian society” (Cineuropa). DCP. 102min. Thu, Oct 4 at 7pm INDUCED LABOR (2017) Dir. Khaled Diab. With Horeya Farghaly, Maged Elkedwany, Abdelrahman Abo Zhra. In this raucous, risky dark comedy, an Egyptian couple expecting a pair of twins hatches the “perfect” plan to secure an American passport: storm the American embassy, take the staff hostage, and give birth on US territory. It all sounds so simple…until everything starts to fall apart. Already optioned for a Hollywood remake set in Mexico, this directorial debut by Khaled Diab offers a fresh, timely perspective on the worldwide migrant crisis. DCP. 90min. Sun, Sep 30 at 5:30pm INVESTIGATING PARADISE (2017) Dir. Merzak Allouache. With Salima Abada, Younes Sabeur Cherif, Aida Kechoud. In this provocative blend of documentary and narrative, two journalists crisscross Algeria to understand “the theology of death”—the recruitment of jihadists using the promise of eternal paradise and 72 virgins as a reward for martyrdom. In speaking to people on the street, academics, and religious leaders, they uncover complex, eye-opening insight into Algerian society and the disturbing ways in which religion can be distorted. DCP. 135min. Tue, Oct 2 at 7pm HEAVEN WITHOUT PEOPLE (2017) Dir. Lucien Bourjeily. With Samira Sarkis, Wissam Botrous, Nadim Abou. For the first time in years, a sprawling Lebanese family convenes for a celebratory Easter lunch that gradually goes from lighthearted to off-the-rails unhinged as buried resentments, secrets, and accusations surface. Winner of the Special Jury Prize at the Dubai International Film Festival, this debut feature from Lucien Bourjeily has garnered comparisons to the Dogme 95 movement for its raw, visceral look at family dysfunction. DCP. 91min. Wed, Oct 3 at 7pm THE JOURNEY (2017) Dir. Mohamed Al Daradji. With Zahraa Ghandour, Ameer Ali Jabarah, Iamen Laeibi Mahdi. A young woman arrives at Baghdad Central Station with a bomb strapped to her waist and a steely resolve to die in a suicide attack—but an encounter with a fast-talking hustler soon throws her mission into doubt. Unfolding entirely within the confines of the terminal, this tense and provocative two- hander from Iraqi-Dutch director Mohamed Al Daradji applies a profound humanity to complex sociopolitical tensions. DCP. 82min. Sun, Sep 30 at 7:45pm LES PETITS CHATS (2015) Dir. Sherif Nakhla. In the 1960s and 70s, iconic Egyptian rock band Les Petits Chats achieved cult hero status with their covers of Western artists like Ray Charles, the Beatles, and James Brown. Filmed as the band prepares for its first reunion show in decades, this colorful documentary brings to life the group’s glory days, painting a vivid picture of a golden age in Egyptian culture when innovative music, art, and cinema flourished. DCP. 80min. Sat, Sep 29 at 3pm LISTEN (2017) Dir. Philippe Aractingi. With Hadi Bou Ayash, Ruba Zarour, Yara Bou Nassar. Having spent the last decade chronicling the effects of war in Lebanon, acclaimed director Philippe Aractingi changes gears with this poignant, sexy, sophisticated romance. When an accident leaves his girlfriend comatose, a shy Beirut sound man finds a surprising way to reconnect with her.
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