Events

Thursday April 13, 2006, Beckman Institute Auditorium, 9:00 PM: Screening of "Days of Sadat" ("Ayam Al-Sadat") in conjunction with International Week 2006.

Days of Sadat

(Egypt, 2001, Arabic with English Subtitles)

Directed by the Mohamed Khan (160 min)

This epic film is based on Sadat’s autobiography “In Search for an Identity” and his wife’s Jihane el-Sadat’s “A Woman of Egypt”. The president is played by Ahmed Zaki, which covers his humble beginning, to his eventual position as the president of Egypt, the Camp-David peace treaty, for which he was awarded the Nobel prize, and then his assassination in 1981.

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Tuesday November 15, 2005, Beckman Institute Auditorium, 8:00 PM: Screening of "My Father is on the Tree" ("Abi Foq Al-Shagara") in conjunction with International Educational Week.

Refreshments will be served!

The romantic film includes one of the best dramatic and vocal

performances by the late Abdelhalim Hafez.  Taking place in Alexandria ,

Abi foq al-Shagara follows the relationship of a college student, Adel,

and his girlfriend, Amaa'l during their summer vacation.  The film

captures a range of emotions as these two young lovers experience a

summer together.  Along with Abdelhalim Hafez, the film stars the great

Abdel Halim Hafez, the wonderful Nadia Lutfi and the beautiful Mervat

Amin. 

A review of the film can be found online at:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0251881/usercomments

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July 12, 2005: Screening of "Shorts, T-Shirt and a Cap" in this International Open Air Cinema Series.