BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Detroit X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Detroit BEGIN:VEVENT UID:36660@arabamerica.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260806T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260806T213000 DTSTAMP:20260721T174851Z URL:https://www.arabamerica.com/events/cinema-nights-at-the-museum-who-kil led-alex-odeh/ SUMMARY:Cinema Nights at the Museum: Who Killed Alex Odeh? DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, August 6\, 2026\n7:00 PM – 9:30 PM\nRSVP Required.  Purchase tickets here.\n\nMember Price: $7\nSenior/Student Price: $10\nG eneral Public Price: $12\n\n \;\n\nCinema Nights at the Museum is plea sed to kick off the second half of the year with the award-winning murder mystery documentary\, Who Killed Alex Odeh?\, directed by Jason Osder and William Lafi Youmans. Join us for a screening of the film followed by an i ntimate discussion with the directors. Light refreshments will be provided following the film.\n\nPlease note\, this film may contain sensitive subj ect material\, including violence\, distress and other emotional subject m atters. Viewer discretion is advised.\n\nAbout the film:\n\nIn October 198 5\, Santa Ana\, California\, was shaken by a brazen act of political viole nce when Palestinian American Alex Odeh\, a beloved teacher and community leader\, was killed by a tripwire bomb planted in his office. Despite subs tantial evidence and identified suspects\, the case was never solved. Who Killed Alex Odeh? reopens the mystery\, tracking a renewed investigation in real time as new leads emerge\, long-buried records come to light\, an d the forces behind a political assassination are finally confronted.\n\nU nfolding like a detective thriller\, the film weaves archival footage\, fi rsthand testimony\, and new reporting to expose the violent fundamentalis t networks behind the attack and the institutional failures that protecte d them.\n\nUnited States of America/Documentary/83 minutes/2026/Directed b y Jason Osder and William Lafi Youmans/In Arabic\, English and Hebrew with English Subtitles/In-Person Screening\n\nDirector bios:\n\n\n\nJASON OSDE R | CO-DIRECTOR &\; PRODUCER \nJason Osder (co-director/producer) is t he director of LET THE FIRE BURN. It premiered at the Tribeca Film Festiva l and went on to play at more than 50 film festivals\, winning the best ed iting prize at RIDM\, the IDA Prize in Editing\, the Cinema Eye Honor for Editing\, and the Independent Spirit Truer than Fiction Award. Jason is an Associate Professor at The George Washington University.\n\n\n\nWILLIAM L AFI YOUMANS | CO-DIRECTOR &\; PRODUCER\nWilliam Youmans (co-director/pr oducer) is an Associate Professor in Residence at Northwestern University in Qatar. Youmans holds a Ph.D. and a J.D. He sits on the board of the Ara b America Foundation. As an experienced researcher on Arab American histor y and Middle East politics\, he is the project’s subject-matter expert o n Alex Odeh. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.arabamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2 026/07/Production-Still-19-958x539-1.webp LOCATION:Arab American National Museum\, 13624 Michigan Avenue\, Dearborn \ , MI\, 48126\, United States GEO:42.3222224;-83.1766346 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=13624 Michigan Avenue\, Dea rborn \, MI\, 48126\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Arab Americ an National Museum:geo:42.3222224,-83.1766346 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Detroit X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Detroit BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR