May 12 & 13: DC Events for the DC Palestine Film Festival

For more information and details, please visit the DC Palestine Film Festival website. The DC Palestine Film Festival is an initiative of the US Palestinian Community Network – DC. Read below about a screening on May 12 and kickoff on May 13!

As a sneak peek of what’s to come this September, the US Palestinian Community Network-DC presents the DC premier screening of Elia Suleiman’s (Director of “Divine Intervention”) “The Time that Remains” on Thursday May 12th. An official Selection of the Cannes Film Festival in 2009, this movie is a delightful aesthetic and narrative treat.

When: Thursday May 12th
Where: E St. Cinema
555 11th Street, NW WDC 20004
Time: 7 PM
Tickets: $12, available at the door

On Friday, May 13, the DC Palestine Film Festival Kickoff Party will feature:
Short film screenings, including:
Screening of “Arafat & I”
Screening of “Be Quiet” (Dir: Sameh Zoabi)
Palestinian Folkloric Dance Dabkeh Troupe Meejana
Huda Asfour on Oud

Raffle – prizes include award-winning films, festival passes, boot camp vouchers and much more!!


Sponsored by: USPCN-DC, the Jerusalem Fund, and Badil
DC Palestine Film Fest Kickoff Party
Friday, May 13, 2011
8 PM – 10 PM
Busboys & Poets (14th and V)
DC
Tickets $10 at the door