Tuesday, March 18, 6:00 p.m. | In the occupied West Bank town of Nablus, Palestine, Layal, a young school teacher, is wrongfully accused of helping a teenage boy suspected of attacking a military checkpoint. Arrested and imprisoned by Israeli authorities, Layal faces 3,000 nights in a brutal detention center, where conditions are dire. Guest discussant: MA Student in Modern and Contemporary Art History SAIC Tala Nassar.

Shadows of War Lecture Series:  This series will examine the impact of war on the human psyche and feature films that tell stories of divided families, friends and lovers, human resilience and solidarity when confronting oppression, resistance to occupation, and ultimately unity in the face of tragedy. Presented in collaboration with the School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s Art History, Theory, and Criticism department. Lecturer: Nora Annesley Taylor, Alsdorf Professor of South and Southeast Asian Art. Synopses by Annesley Taylor. Read more

The Film Center is ADA accessible. This presentation will be projected without open captions. The theater is hearing-loop equipped. For accessibility requests, please email filmcenter@saic.edu