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The Road to Damascus: Discovering Syrian Cinema
May 5 – 18, 2006

Organized by ArteEast and the Film Society of Lincoln Center.

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Stars in Broad Daylight
Oussama Mohammad, 1988; 115m
Additional Screening! on Sat May 13 at 4:30.



 
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Fri May 5: 1:30 & 6:15
Sat May 13: 4:30


Everyday Life in a Syrian Village Omar Amiralay, 1975
shown with
Blue-Grey
Mohammad al-Roumi, Syria/France; 2004
Total: 113m

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Fri May 5: 3:45
Sat May 6: 4:15



Omar Amiralay's
Film-Essay on the Euphrates Dam

1970
shown with
A Flood in Baath Country
Syria/France, 2003 [photo]
The Chickens
1977
Total: 96m

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Fri May 5: 8:45
Thurs May 11: 3



Shadows and Light, the Last of the Pioneers: Nazih Shahbandar / Nouron wa Thilal

Mohammad Malas, Oussama Mohammad and Omar Amiralay, Syria/France, 1994
shown with
A Silent Cinema
Meyar al-Roumi, Syria/France, 2001
The Pot
Diana el-Jeiroudi, Syria; 2004
Total: 99m

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Sat May 6: 2
Wed May 17: 4:10



At Our Listeners' Request
Abdellatif Abdul-Hamid, 2003; 89m
preceded by
They Were Here
Ammar el-Beik
Syria, 2002; 12m

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Sat May 6: 6:30
Tue May 9: 4


Dreams of the City Mohammad Malas, 1983; 120m

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Sat May 6: 8:45
Wed May 10: 2:30
Fri May 12: 2


Syrian Cinema Today and Tomorrow
Panel discussion on the current situation of filmmaking in Syria today and the prospects for Syrian cinema in the future. Among those participating in this discussion will be filmmakers Omar Amiralay, Oussama Mohammad, and Diana el-Jeiroudi.

Admission Free
Sun May 7: 4:30
Complimentary passes available at the Walter Reade Theater's box office.



Sacrifices
Oussama Mohammad, Syria/France, 2003; 113m

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Sun May 7: 6:30
Mon May 8: 9



Nights of the Jackals
Abdellatif Abdul-Hamid, 1989; 102m

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Sun May 7: 9
Tue May 9: 2


The Extras
Nabil el-Maleh, 1993; 105m

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Mon May 8: 2 & 6:30




The Dupes
Tewfik Saleh, 1972; 107m
The screenings have had to be cancelled.

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The Half-Meter Incident
Samir Zikra, 1981; 110 min

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Mon May 8: 4:15
Thurs May 11: 9


The Dream
Mohammad Malas, 1981
shown with
Journey into Memory
Hala Mohammad, Syria/Qatar, 2006
Total: 90m

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Fri May 12: 4:15
Wed May 17: 8:30



A Land for a Stranger
Samir Zikra, 1998; 150m

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SAT MAY 13: 1:30
TUE MAY 16: 2


Short Fiction Films
Total: 75m
photo from: White

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CANCELLED SCREENING ON SAT MAY 13 at 4:30.
Thurs May 18: 4:15


Passion
Mohammad Malas, Syria/Tunisia/France, 2004; 102m

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Sat May 13: 6:30
Wed May 17: 2 & 6:15


The Night
Mohammad Malas, 1993; 115m

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Sat May 13: 8:40
Mon May 15: 5
Thurs May 18: 8:30

Al-Lajat
Riyad Shayya, 1996; 84m

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Mon May 15: 1 & 7:15



The Greedy Ones
Rémond Boutros, 1991; 90 min

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Mon May 15 2:45 & 9pm




A Plate of Sardines — or The First Time I Heard of Israel

Omar Amiralay, Syria/France, 1997; 17m
There Are So Many Things Still To Say…
Omar Amiralay, Syria/France, 1997; 50m
Over the Sky of Damascus
Fuad Nirabie and Edgar Jinbachian, Syria/Canada, 2004; 40m
Total: 107m

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THUR MAY 18: 2 & 6:15