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Arab Shorts: Six Outstanding Films at Stanford on April 7

Join the Arab Film Festival for an evening of Arab Cinema with The Markaz: Resource Center at Stanford University on Thursday April 7, 2016 from 5:30-7:30.  This event is FREE and will include a screening, discussion and reception with refreshments. Please RSVP here to reserve your seat.



Featuring six outstanding shorts from a new generation of filmmakers, this Arab Film Festival series will showcase diverse voices and approaches in storytelling emerging from the Middle East to the Bay Area.

STUDIO BEIRUT (Lebanon)
CAFE REGULAR, CAIRO (Egypt)
AVE MARIA (Palestine, France, Germany)
TRANSIT GAME (USA, Lebanon, Canada)
BAHIYA AND MAHMOUD (USA, Jordan, Lebanon)
PHATWA: THE NARCICYST (Canada)

Screening to be followed by a Q&A moderated by Dr. Ramzi Salti aka DJ Ramzi, host of the podcast & radio program Arabology.

This event is possible thanks to: Arab Film Festival, The Markaz: Resource Center, OpenXChange, Asian American Activities Center, Arab Students Association at Stanford, Arabic Language Program at Stanford, Bechtel International Center, Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity, Muslim Student Union, Program on Arab Reform and Democracy at the Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law, Stanford Muslim Alumni Association, and the WSD HANDA Center for Human Rights and International Justice.

WHEN: Thursday, April 7, 2016 from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM (PDT) 
WHERE: Cubberley Auditorium - 485 Lasuen Mall Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305

Pictures from the event:

Dr. Ramzi Salti (left)  with Deana Nassar, Serge Bakalian (AFF)



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