Dear College Community,
We want to share news of the New York Forum of Amazigh Film (NYFAF) which normally would have held its 6th film festival in the Little Theater. Following our successful spring streaming in May 2020, we would like to continue our “Streaming for a Purpose” initiative. We are thrilled to announce that LPAC and NYFAF will be streaming Mounia Meddour’s “vibrant and touching” (NY Times) film Papicha on November 18th and 19th.
A live discussion will take place via Zoom on Friday November 20th at 1 pm. To RSVP and watch the film: https://lpac.nyc. To attend the live discussion:
Please let us know as soon as possible if you’re planning to watch the film with your class. Here’s a description of the film:
Papicha. Drama – France, Algeria – 2019
In French and Arabic with English Subtitles
Synopsis Algeria, 1990s. Nedjma (Lyna Khoudri), an 18 year-old student passionate about fashion design refuses to let the tragic events of the Algerian Civil War to keep her from experiencing a normal life and going out at night with her friend Wassila. As the social climate becomes more conservative, she rejects the new bans set by the radicals and decides to fight for her freedom and independence by putting on a fashion show.
Mounia Meddour was born and raised in Algeria. At the age of 18, she moved to France with her family as a result of death threats they received during the Algerian Civil War. She studied journalism before joining the summer directing program at La Fémis in Paris. Her first short film, Edwige (2011) won the Ciné+ Award at the Saint-Jean-de- Luz Festival, the UniFrance Short Film Award and was featured in several festivals.
We hope you join us!
Best,
Habiba, Caron, Lucy, and the rest of the NYFAF team
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