ARAB FILM FESTIVAL PREMIERS IN SAN DIEGO NOV. 16 & 17

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November 12, 2012 (San Diego) – San Diego’s Karama joins forces with the Arab Film Festival (AFF) to bring the premier Arab Film Festival to Balboa Park’s Museum of Photographic Arts, 1649 El Prado, San Diego on November 16 & 17.  The Festival’s opening night begins at 6:30 p.m. with a reception followed by films that include the short Bahiya & Mahmoud, and Where Do We Go Now by Toronto Film Festival Audience Award winning director Nadine Labaki.

Day two of the festival will include The War Around Us by director Abdallah Omeish, who will join in a discussion about the making of this film which won Best Documentary at the Newport Beach Film Festival, 2012.  Refreshments and a small reception will take place between showings.

Admission is $12 per screening or $30 for a Festival Pass.  The Admission price includes receptions and access to Museum galleries.  For a complete schedule of the films and to purchase tickets online visit http://www.karamanow.org/films.html.


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