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THE SEVENTH ART STAND: SHORT FILMS FROM AND ABOUT THE MIDDLE EAST FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES
Ped Mall -Scene 1
Sunday, May 7, 2017 11:00 AM
As part of The Seventh Art Stand, FilmScene presents a special program of short films that take young viewers deep inside the lives of their counterparts from Iraq, Iran, Syria, and Yemen. Free Admission.
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Special Presentation - The Seventh Art Stand

As part of The Seventh Art Stand, FilmScene is proud to present this special program of short films with FREE admission. Curated by our friends at Northwest Film Forum, a fellow nonprofit film arts org/cinema in Seattle, Wash.

Cinema is an empathy machine, and this collection of short narrative and documentary films takes young viewers deep inside the lives of their counterparts from Iraq, Iran, Syria, and Yemen. Meet the children of these countries, and you'll come away with a deeper understanding of our shared bonds as the human family. All children want to laugh, to love, to learn, to find fulfillment and live in peace. Recomended for ages 10+.  FREE and open to all.

Shirin's Dream
Dir. Maryam Abdoli, 2016

After a young girl is turned down for a part in the school play, her teacher learns a lesson about persistence and ingenuity. In Farsi with English subtitles. Iran; 15 min.

Displacement
Dir. Shatha Alghabri, 2016

Yemeni children share their experiences of being refugees as they recount what they have seen and what they miss. In Arabic with English subtitles. Malaysia; 4 min.

PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival winner: 2016 Children’s Film Festival Seattle Award and PLURAL+ 2016 IOM, Migration Research & Training Centre Award

The Magic Shoes
Dir. Sahand Nikoukar, 2014

All Kamron, a nine-year-old Iranian immigrant, needs to fit in at his new school is a pair of Air Jordans. Just one problem – his parents won’t buy them. In English and Farsi with English subtitles. USA; 18 min.

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I Am Aliya
Dir. Matic Carl, Martin Deisinger & Mojca Spik, 2016

For Aliya, a Syrian refugee, life has gone still as she reflects on her experiences and her hopes.In English. Slovenia; 3 min.

Silk Road Award, PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival International Jury Award PLURAL+ 2016 Insight Award PLURAL+ 2016

A Year Without My Parents
Dir. Els van Driel, 2015

When Tareq flees Syria, he leaves his family behind. In this emotionally involving documentary, he adjusts to his new life in the Netherlands and wonders about his choice. In Dutch, Arabic and English, with English subtitles. The Netherlands; 24 min.

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Series Info
Series:New Release Films
Film Info
Rating:Not Rated
Runtime:65 mins.
Director:Various
Language:English, Farsi and Arabic with English subtitles