Explore the world without leaving New York! The New York International Children’s Film Festival takes place February 21 through March 15, 2020 throughout New York City, with 10 screenings at Scandinavia House. For complete lineup and tickets visit nyicff.org/tickets. Fill out a ballot at every screening, and your votes will determine the Festival award winners. MOOMINVALLEY SAT—February 22—11 AM 66 min.…
Posts tagged as “Syria”
Discover unique and beautiful tales by women from the Arab world! Award-winning actress Yasmine Al Massri (Miral and ABC’s hit TV show Quantico) brings to life traditional Syrian and Lebanese folktales, passed down through generations of women, and collected by Najla Khoury in Pearls on a Branch: Oral Tales. Khoury originally published these tales in Arabic in 2014, having collected them…
International Observatory for Cultural Heritage – Lecture: Protecting the Past for the Future James Cuno draws fire when arguing against the repatriation of some museum artifacts. This event examines his view that cultural property should be recognized as the legacy of humankind, and it engages the urgent and controversial debate around antiquities. Speaker James Cuno President, J. Paul Getty Trust With Vishakha…
In his new political film The Battle of Mosul, the French intellectual follows a group of Iraqi Kurdish soldiers.