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URL:https://www.arabamerica.com/events/free-screening-of-acclaimed-lebanes
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SUMMARY:Free screening of acclaimed Lebanese film Arzé
DESCRIPTION:NEW YORK\, NY\n\nJoin us for a screening followed by a virtual 
 Q&amp\;A with the director Mira Shaib. Doors at 6:30pm\, film at 7pm. Refr
 eshments will be served.\n\nArzé\, a single mother\, is determined to buy
  her son a used scooter so he can help her deliver the mouth-watering pies
  she bakes\, her only source of income. To make this happen\, she steals a
 nd pawns her sister's bracelet–which may or may not have been a good ide
 a. But alas\, the scooter is stolen! Arzé takes matters into her own hand
 s and drags her reluctant son all over Beirut in search of the missing sco
 oter. Arzé and her son quickly find themselves embroiled in a long journe
 y full of twists and turns as they navigate the sectarianism and chaos of 
 Beirut. To blend in with each neighborhood they visit\, Arzé gets creativ
 e and puts on a whole disguise. She's a chameleon\, changing her accent\, 
 donning a hijab or a Christian cross\, and even giving Kinan a new name. S
 he’ll do anything to find the scooter. The quest is long and frustrating
 . As tensions rise and family secrets are revealed\, finding the scooter i
 s at stake and so is the unity of Arzé’s family.\n\nOfficial Selection:
 \n\n-2024 Tribeca Film Festival\n\n-18th Beijing International Film Festiv
 al\n\n-45th Cairo International Film Festival\n\nMira Shaib is a Lebanese 
 director of the feature film Arzé (2024) and the short films "Lilacs" and
  "Diaspora." She is an alumnus of prestigious film development labs and re
 sidencies\, including Robert Bosch Stiftung\, Film Academy Baden-Württemb
 erg\, Film Independent's Global Media Makers LA Residency\, the Red Sea Lo
 dge\, and the Torino Film Lab. Mira Shaib earned a Bachelor of Arts in Fil
 m and Television from the Lebanese American University (LAU) in Beirut and
  a Master of Fine Arts in Cinematic Arts from Concordia University in Mont
 real\, Canada. Mira co-founded Cinema For All\, an arts initiative with a 
 mission to make cinema accessible in rural Lebanon. Her first feature film
 \, Arzé\, was selected to be in the official selections for the Cairo Int
 ernational Film Festival\, Beijing International Film Festival\, and Tribe
 ca Festival. Mira is working on her second feature film.
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