SALMA’s HOME film is set in Jordan and revolves around three women with distinct personalities. SALMA (Juliet Awad) is a talented baker living alone in a large old house overlooking downtown Amman running a nonprofitable home-based bakery, her daughter FARAH (Sameera Asir) is a young working mother with marital problems with husband Malek (Firas Taybeh) . Their lives are disrupted by the death of Salma’s ex-husband. The funeral takes place at his current wife’s house, LAMIA (Rania Kurdi), an aspiring socialite who is obsessed with building her brand online. After the funeral, Uncle Emad (Waleed Jizawi) brings shocking facts to light leading to territorial clashes and finally forcing the three women to accept some harsh realities and take control of their lives.

Film will be followed by a discussion with professor Hanadi Elyan.

MAYOR follows Musa Hadid, the Christian mayor of Ramallah, during his second term in office. His immediate goals: repave the sidewalks, attract more tourism, and plan the city’s Christmas celebrations. His ultimate mission: to end the occupation of Palestine. 

Rich with detailed observation and humor, MAYOR offers a portrait of dignity amidst the madness and absurdity of endless occupation while posing a question: how do you run a city when you don’t have a country?

Time: 7 pm

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MIT - 182 Memorial Drive (rear) Cambridge, MA 02139

The Center for Arabic Culture & The Road to Diversity & Understanding present Arab American’s in Film screening of three short films by Raouf Zaki. The screening is followed by a discussion with the film director and an Arabic food reception.

A film primiere by Raouf Zaki called ”DREAM” about an autistic man who meets a blind woman who opens his eyes to what life has to offer.

Join us and be inspired by this locally produced film plus two other short films.