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Those of you who didn’t make it to Slingshot Hip Hop in Berkeley last Friday night missed a great indie film.  I know I regretted not being able to make it.  However, after the film, in Oakland hosted by Eastside Arts Alliance, a concert was put on that featured the group DAM (here’s their Myspace), [...]

Alright, here are photos from the last few events at the Arab Film Festival in San Francisco. The photos can be viewed here.
The first few photos are from a film screening and discussion in Berkeley, followed by the screening of Slingshot Hip Hop to Oakland and Berkeley high school students.
Finally, photos from the public screening [...]

On Sunday, Dir. Maher Sabry’s “All My Life” packed the Delancey Theatre in San Francisco.

The following day, filmmakers gathered for a panel discussion at Alliance Française and was followed by a reception and dinner hosted at the Arab Cultural Community Center.

More coming soon…

The historic Castro theatre was the site of opening night for the Arab Film Festival. Youssef and Armida entrusted me to take additional pictures of this event. The amount of people and flashes felt very “red carpet.” Here are just a handful of candid portraits from that night.

The opening night of the festival was rife with guests and photographers, but we made our way through and took some fantastic photos.  The opening reception had a beautiful Arab themed set, wonderful food, and great classic Arabic music.
This set of images capture the reception, music, and the awards ceremony preceding the presentation of “Waiting [...]