Join us as we interview film theorist, curator, filmmaker & author of "Arab Cinema: History and Cultural Identity" on our afikra Movie Night series.
Date: Thursday, January 27
Time: 12PM NYC | 5PM London | 7PM Beirut | 9PM Abu Dhabi
Hosted By: Mikey Muhanna (afikra)
Bio: Viola Shafik grew up in Germany and Egypt. She is a free-lance film-maker, curator and film-scholar. Viola Shafik studied Visual Arts, Middle Eastern Studies and Film Studies in Stuttgart and Hamburg. From 1998 till 2005 she taught Video Production, Film Studies and History of Arab Cinema at the American University Cairo. Since 2007 she is a member of the selection committees of al-Rawi Screenwriters Lab (Royal Film Commission, Jordan), the World Cinema Fund (Berlinale), and Dubai Film Connection.
This event is being videotaped for subsequent broadcast on the library website and other media. The audience is encouraged to offer comments and raise questions during the formal question and answer period, but please be advised that your voice and image may be recorded and later broadcast as part of this event. By participating in the question and answer period you are consenting to the possible reproduction and transmission of your remarks.