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:34212@arabamerica.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250327T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250327T200000 DTSTAMP:20250320T133947Z URL:https://www.arabamerica.com/events/from-abdul-to-leila-2/ SUMMARY:From Abdul To Leila DESCRIPTION:US Première\n\nIn Arabic\, English and French with English Sub titles\n\nAfter suffering amnesia from an accident\, Leila\, a young Frenc h artist of Iraqi origin\, reconstructs her history by reconnecting with h er family and delving into her roots. She learns Arabic\, interprets the p oems of her politically exiled Iraqi father\, and immerses herself in the history of the Gulf War in Iraq. An inner journey\, an identity quest subl imated by her songs\, bridging Europe and the Middle East.\n\nLeila Albaya ty is a French-Iraqi multidisciplinary artist known for her work as a fil m director\, composer\, singer\, actress\, and scriptwriter. Born in Auver gne\, France\, to a French mother and an Iraqi father\, she pursued studie s in violin\, opera\, architecture\, and cinema before forging her own pat h as a self-taught artist.\n\nHer debut short film\, Vu (2009)\, receive d a Special Mention from the Jury at the Berlinale and was showcased at nu merous international film festivals. She followed with her first feature f ilm\, Berlin Telegram (2012)\, which premiered at Indielisboa and won th e TV5 Award for Best Francophone Film. In 2015\, she released Face B\, a hybrid documentary-fiction that premiered at the Berlinale Forum Expanded. \n\nHer latest film\, From Abdul to Leila (2024)\, is a feature document ary that delves into the intersection of Western and Arab cultures through the lens of her French-Iraqi family history.\n\nCurrently\, Albayaty divi des her time between Belgium\, France\, Germany\, and Egypt\, continuously exploring themes of cultural identity and personal narrative across her d iverse body of work.\n\nThis event is part of a short series of documentar y films on the theme of "In the Middle: Women Documenting Struggles" pro duced by Maison Française and co-sponsored by the Center for Palestine St udies\, MESAAS and Middle East Institute at Columbia University. Join us o n February 14 for Bye Bye Tiberias by Lina Soualem\, followed by a Q& \;A with Director Lina Soualem and Thomas Dodman. And on March 6\, Sudan\ , Remember Us (Soudan\, souviens-toi) by Hind Meddeb\, 2024\, followed b y a Q&\;A with director Hind Meddeb and Thomas Dodman.\n\nThe Columbia campus is currently open only to Columbia-affiliated guests (with a CUID). Outside guests who register to attend a public event will be allowed to e nter campus for the event if we provide their names and emails to Public S afety the day before. Please be sure to register for any events at least 4 8 hours ahead of time and you will get an email from caladminnoreply@colu mbia.edu with a unique QR code giving you access to the campus. Don't for get to bring your ID with you. LOCATION:Maison Française East Gallery Buell Hall\, 515 West 116th Street\ , New York \, United States GEO:40.807717;-73.961428 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=515 West 116th Street\, New York \, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Maison Française East G allery Buell Hall:geo:40.807717,-73.961428 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Detroit X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Detroit BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR