AFS Essential: AJAMI
Rated NR; 120min; Director:Scandar Copti & Yaron Shani 
Location: Alamo South Lamar
NOMINATED FOR AN ACADEMY AWARD!
Best Foreign Language Film
Austin Film Society Presents: Children of Abraham/Ibrahim 4: Films of the Middle East and Beyond
Our fourth annual series will continue looking at films from the Middle East and beyond - an area rich in tumultuous history, wonderful art and literature, but often mired in war and misunderstanding among the three religions which all trace their roots back to Abraham/Ibrahim. This is our local attempt to bring human faces and individual stories to the statistics and overwhelming images seen on TV and computer screens daily throughout the world.
-Chale Nafus, Director of Programming, Austin Film Society
About AJAMI
Ajami is a neighborhood in Jaffa, Israel, one in which Jews, Muslims, and Christians live and work. It becomes a microcosm of the Arab/Israeli conflict in which tensions, anger, and fear run at such a fever pitch that emotions always trump rationality and people suffer unnecessarily. Various "chapters" interweave the stories of young men and boys involved in seeing friends and relatives killed, making blood money payments, naively dealing drugs, working illegally, crossing religious barriers for love, and trying to maintain honor while surviving in a cauldron. AJAMI provides a sobering look at conflicts within a far more complex Israel than generally shown. Winner of "Best Feature Film" at Thessaloniki International Film Festival (Nov 2009) and Israel's submission for Oscar consideration (2010).
Tickets available at www.austinfilm.org - Free for members of AFS or $6 at the door.
Kid Policy: 18 and up; Children 6 and up will be allowed only with a parent or guardian. No children under the age of 6 will be allowed.
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