Lincoln-based GRALTA presents an Israel-Palestine film series along with a Moroccan music concert. All events are in Bemis Hall.
The Band’s Visit
Thursday, July 12 at 7:30 p.m.
A sensitive, heart-warming tale of an Egyptian police band that arrives in Israel to play at an Arab cultural center but gets stranded in the wrong town with no buses until morning. The Broadway musical adaptation just won 10 Tony Awards.
Ajami
Sunday, July 15 at 2 p.m.
Thursday, July 19 at 7:30 p.m.
A dramatic thriller with five linked stories set in Ajami, a Christian/Muslim neighborhood in Tel Aviv.
Speed Sisters
Sunday, July 22 at 2 p.m.
Thursday, July 26 at 7:30 p.m.
The Speed Sisters are the first all-woman race car driving team in the Middle East. The film weaves together their lives on and off the track in a surprising journey into the drive to go further and faster than anyone.
They Were Promised the Sea
Sunday, July 29 at 2 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 2 at 7:30 p.m.
From 1961–1964, 250,000 Moroccan Jews emigrated to Israel. This poignant film explores why they left, the struggles they faced in their new home, and their pride in preserving the Arab-Jewish culture they left behind. Special extra feature: a live performance of Moroccan music with Beth Bahia Cohen, Mohamed Mejaouru, and Boujemaa Razgui.
In Between
Sunday, Aug. 5 at 2 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 9 at 7:30 p.m.
This Israeli film focuses on three young Palestinian women from different backgrounds who share an apartment in Tel Aviv as they try to find a balance between traditional and modern culture.
GRALTA launched its Lincoln Project in September 2016 to test and refine a community-based model that includes learning and discussion to broaden an understanding of the Israel-Palestine conflict. Founders Steve and Barbara Low hope is that others will implement similar programs in their communities to change U.S. policy by shifting its drivers from anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, and partisan politics to a demand for human rights equality, justice, and peace. For more information, email steve.low@gordianconcepts.com or call 781-259-1300.
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