Fundraising Film Screening ‘When I Saw You’ - Lamma Shoftak
Schedule
Sun Feb 23 2025 at 07:00 pm to 10:00 pm
UTC+13:00Location
WEA Canterbury Workers' Educational Association | Christchurch, CA
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Falasteen Film Society Otautahi presents our February fundraising screening: Annemarie Jacir’s award-winning 2012 film 🎬 Lamma Shoftak – When I Saw You 🎬
‘Her warm, supple and heartfelt movie about a child among the refugees displaced into Jordan after the 1967 war suggests a poignant connection between statelessness and the experience of losing a father.’ (Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian)
‘[Jacir’s] trump card is newcomer Mahmoud Asfa, 13 at the time of filming, whose performance as a maths-prodigy refugee in 1967 Jordan nimbly avoids the pitfalls of mawkishness or excessive precocity. [11 year old] Tarek’s dissatisfactions with his new surroundings lead him to wander off in search of new adventures, which he finds with trainee guerillas at their nearby encampment. … a steady-paced, wryly humorous affair’ (Neil Young, The Hollywood Reporter)
📆 Sunday, 23rd February
⏰ 7pm. Film begins at 7.15pm sharp.
📍 WEA Hall, 59 Gloucester Street
$20 entry free includes free popcorn, tea and coffee
Free for children 12 and under
All proceeds to Gazan families in need.
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Where is it happening?
WEA Canterbury Workers' Educational Association, 59 Gloucester Street,Christchurch, New ZealandEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
