LIFE WITHOUT BASKETBALL + Panel Discussion Online Screening: Feb 17–20 Synopsis: Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir broke records and barriers on her way to become the first Division I athlete to play basketball while wearing hijab. When a controversial ruling ends her chances at playing professionally, she re-examines her faith and identity as a Muslim American. The Arab Film […]
Coming to ArteEast’s Unpacking the ArteArchive platform in February! ARCHIVE FEVER: Women’s Cinema from South West Asia & North Africa Online Screening: Feb 4-13 Tkts: Free/ $5 Suggested Donation RSVP at artearchive.org “South West Asia and North Africa, there are historical records of women’s cinema since the 1920s. However, a lack of state […]
Ib’atli Gawab / Signed, Sealed, Delivered: On longing and political resistance through epistolary forms in four essay-films. Curated by Line Ajan Online Screening: Nov. 18-21 RSVP at artearchive.org Tickets Free / 5$ suggested donation Featuring works by Mona Benyamin, Emily Jacir, Ossama Mohammed & Wiam Siav Bedirxan, and Akram Zaatari Inspired by two love […]
ArteEast is pleased to co-present a special Arab Film Series program as part of AANM’s JAM3A Festival – a free virtual music and arts festival taking place Sept. 23-26, 2021. Films and musical performances are all free with registration! RSVP for films at: arabfilmseries.org For more info on the festival go to www.jam3a.org “ART WAR,” […]
Eleven Reflections on September + Panel Discussion Online Screening: September 9-16 RSVP HERE Free / 5$ suggested Donation Arab Film Series presents this month’s special program Eleven Reflections on September, by Andrea Assaf: a poetry, music, movement and digital media exploration of Arab American experience, Wars on/of Terror, and “the constant, quiet rain of death amidst beauty” […]
ArteEast invites you to join a tour of Protocinema’s exhibition, “A Few in Many Places” Led by ArteEast Special Projects curator and Protocinema’s curator New York chapter, Lila Nazemian. Saturday, August 7th, 11 AM* REGISTER HERE Protocinema house on Governors Island | Colonels Row, 410A Limited attendance strictly by ticket *Note: Ferries to Governors Island […]
DISRUPTED PASTS, DISPLACED FUTURES Online Screening: July 24 – 27 Tickets free / on donation – RSVP HERE Livestream discussion with filmmakers Mariam Mekiwi and Larissa Sansour: July 24 at 12.30 pm EDT Disrupted Pasts, Displaced Futures is a selection of moving image works by contemporary artists from the Middle East and North Africa, blending […]
Next Gen Sudan + Talkback Thursday, July 15 to Sunday, July 18 Online Stream – Register for Free or $5 Suggested Donation Live Virtual Talkback: Sunday, July 18, at 3 pm EDT This month’s Arab Film Series brings us an intimate look at Sudanese youth – the challenges they face, the tough lessons learned, and the pride […]
On June 22, ArteEast, in collaboration with Rooftop Films, is pleased to present an outdoor summer film screening of short films by Monira Al Qadiri and Nora Štrbová accompanying a feature film presentation by Jane Schoenbrun. Venue: The New York Hall of Science Address: 47-01 111th Street, Corona, NY 11358 8:00 PM: Doors Open 9:00 PM: Films Begin […]
This Little Father Obsession + Talkback Thursday, June 24 to Sunday, June 27 Online Stream – Register for Free or $5 Suggested Donation In celebration of Pride Month, Arab Film Series – a monthly online program of films and talkbacks presented to you by ArteEast in partnership with Arab American National Museum, and Arab Film […]
