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Screening: Samir Nasr's SEEDS OF DOUBT

Tue, August 21, 2007 7:00 pm at Two Boots Pioneer Theater

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Official Selection San Francisco International Film Festival

Followed by FREE PIZZA & BEER/SODA at the Den of Cin

Tickets: $10 Adults / $6.50 Pioneer Members

About the Film

SEEDS OF DOUBT / FOLGESCHÄDEN
Director: Samir Nasr, Egypt/Germany, 88 mins, German and Arabic with English subtitles

Tariq, a scientist specializing in virus research is an Algerian Muslim who lives with his German Christian wife Maya, a gifted graphic designer, and their young son in liberal Hamburg. Trust, tolerance and love have always characterized their relationship, allowing them to bridge their cultural and religious differences. But their relationship is challenged when the police suspect Tariq of being connected to one of the masterminds of the 9/11 attacks. Maya initially refuses to believe that the man she loves might be a terrorist sympathizer or even part of a ‘sleeper’ cell. But Tariq’s evasive reaction to being shadowed by the police leads Maya to be gripped by fears and doubts. The script is tight and the direction suspenseful as Nasr demonstrates how doubt and racial profiling take seed within the home.

About the Director

Samir Nasr was born in 1968 in Karlsruhe, Germany. He studied in Lybia and Egypt, and obtained his diploma in Business, Economics and Psychology at the Mannheim University in 1993. In 1994 he started to study at the Filmakademie Baden-Würtemberg in ‘scenario’ and ‘directing’. He was also freelancer for the Egyptian film magazine ‘El-Fann El-Sabbeh’. For his diploma he made the documentary ‘Nachttanke’ (Night service station), which received several awards.

For an interview with the director: http://www.qantara.de/webcom/show_article.php/_c-310/_nr-250/i.html

About Alwan for the Arts. Alwan for the Arts serves the Middle East and North African population and educates the broader community by providing access to the range of Middle Eastern and North African arts; thereby enriching the cross-cultural and artistic encounter. Since 1998, Alwan for the Arts has played a leading role in promoting the diverse cultures of the Middle East and North Africa in New York City. It organized film festivals and screenings, book/poetry readings and signings, lectures and conferences, art exhibits, musical and theatrical performances, and language and literature classes. In 2003, Alwan established a center in lower Manhattan which provides a physical base for its diverse cultural activities. For more info: www.alwanforthearts.org

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This event is made possible in part through public funds from the Fund for Creative Communities/New York State Council on the Arts Decentralization Program, administered by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, and The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.

Last updated: 2007-12-08 13:23:57