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Arts & Culture
4:45 pm
Wed January 23, 2013

Stateside: Documenting a region in flux at the Arab Film Festival

Credit http://www.half-revolution.com/pictures.html
Still from "1/2 Revolution" a film screening at the Arab Film Festival.

Devon Akmon spoke with Cyndy about the Arab Film Festival.

The following is a summary of a previously recorded interview. To hear the complete segment, click the audio above.

The 2013 Arab Film Festival opens Thursday in Dearborn.

Eight films will be screened at the Arab American National Museum.

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Arts & Culture
3:58 pm
Sun January 6, 2013

Arab museum holds 8th annual film fest

Image from the Palestinian film, Habibi Rasak Kharban (Darling, Something’s Wrong with Your Head)

An annual festival of movies from the Middle East is screening films rarely seen in the United States.

The Arab American National Museum in the Detroit suburb of Dearborn is hosting the 2013 festival that runs from Jan 24-26.

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