Al-Bustan Friday Arts Series: Film Screening, The Cave

Date: 
Friday, February 21, 2020 - 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: 
3645 Lancaster Avenue
Philadelphia, PA
United States

FREE FILM SCREENING of recent Oscar Nominee Documentary Feature & much more, THE CAVE! Come and join us for an evening of this award winning documentary and buttery popcorn.

RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/film-screening-the-cave-tickets-92395069139

SHORT SYNOPSIS: ​​
​​Oscar nominee Feras Fayyad (“Last Men in Aleppo”) delivers an unflinching story of the Syrian war with his powerful new documentary, The Cave. For besieged civilians, hope and safety lie underground inside the subterranean hospital known as the Cave, where pediatrician and managing physician Dr. Amani Ballour and her colleagues Samaher and Dr. Alaa have claimed their right to work as equals alongside their male counterparts, doing their jobs in a way that would be unthinkable in the oppressively patriarchal culture that exists above. Following the women as they contend with daily bombardments, chronic supply shortages and the ever-present threat of chemical attacks, The Cave paints a stirring portrait of courage, resilience and female solidarity.

Discussion guide: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/content/dam/ngdotcom/rights-exempt/films/the-cave/thecave_discussionguide_20191105.pdf

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Arts and Culture
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Music
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Visual Arts