Special Events
A list of upcoming Special Events.
Disturbing the Peace
Film Series : 17th Annual Chicago Palestine Film FestivalWednesday 4/25: DISTURBING THE PEACE producer Stephen Apkon is scheduled to appear for discussion via Skype.
Writing On Snow
Film Series : 17th Annual Chicago Palestine Film FestivalThursday 4/26: WRITING ON SNOW producer Rashid Masharawi is scheduled to appear for discussion via Skype.
Daughter from Danang
Film Series : Apocalypse Then: The Vietnam War On FilmTuesday lecture by Nora Annesley Taylor, Alsdorf Professor of South and Southeast Asian Art at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Gaza Surf Club
Film Series : 17th Annual Chicago Palestine Film FestivalFriday 4/27: GAZA SURF CLUB producer Philip Gnadt is scheduled to appear for discussion via Skype.
Ghost Hunting
Film Series : 17th Annual Chicago Palestine Film FestivalSaturday 4/28: GHOST HUNTING lead actor Ramzi Maqdisi is scheduled to appear for discussion via Skype.
Off Frame: Revolution Until Victory
Film Series : 17th Annual Chicago Palestine Film FestivalSunday 4/29: Nadia Yaqub, author of "Palestinian Cinema in the Days of the Revolution," is scheduled to appear for discussion via Skype.
1948: Creation and Catastrophe
Film Series : 17th Annual Chicago Palestine Film FestivalWednesday 5/2: CREATION AND CATASTROPHE co-director Ahlam Muhtaseb is scheduled to appear for discussion, and co-director/producer Andy Trimlett is scheduled to appear for discussion via Skype.
The Judge
Film Series : 17th Annual Chicago Palestine Film FestivalThursday 5/3: THE JUDGE editor Sara Maamouri is scheduled to appear for discussion.
Summer In The Forest
Film Series: Runs & Limited EngagementsMay 5 at 7:30 PM: Director Randall Wright will be present for audience discussion via Skype on Saturday, moderated by Luca Badetti, Director of Community Life, L'Arche, Chicago.
Cambodian Son
Film Series : Apocalypse Then: The Vietnam War On FilmTuesday lecture by Nora Annesley Taylor, Alsdorf Professor of South and Southeast Asian Art at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago
In The Last Days Of The City
Film Series: Runs & Limited EngagementsMay 13 at 4:45 PM: Director Tamer El Said will be present for audience discussion on Sunday.
Always At The Carlyle
Film Series: Runs & Limited EngagementsMay 24 at 8:15 PM: This screening is a Movie Club event, facilitator TBA.
Chosen: Custody Of The Eyes
Film Series: Runs & Limited EngagementsDirector Abbie Reese will be present for audience discussion at all screenings.