Middle East Studies Committee

Nov 5, 2013

9th Annual Film Festival: My Country, My Country

My Country, My Country (Iraq/USA), 2006 A film by Laura Poitras (2012 MacArthur Genius Grant winner) Nominee, Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature The Middle East Studies Committee and the Khayrallah Program for Lebanese-American Studies is proud to present the 9th Annual Middle East Film Festival. This year’s theme is REVOLUTION! This is the fourth and final documentary…

Oct 29, 2013

9th Annual Film Festival: The Green Wave-Iran

The Green Wave (Iran), 2009 A film by Ali Samadi Ahadi Official selection at 2011 Sundance Film Festival The Middle East Studies Committee and the Khayrallah Program for Lebanese-American Studies is proud to present the 9th Annual Middle East Film Festival. This year’s theme is REVOLUTION! The Green Wave (Iran) by Ali Samadi Ahadi is the…

Oct 22, 2013

9th Annual Film Festival: Beirut Diaries

Beirut Diaries: Truth, Lies and Videos A film by Mai Masri The Middle East Studies Committee and the Khayrallah Program for Lebanese-American Studies is proud to present the 9th Annual Middle East Film Festival. This year’s theme is REVOLUTION! Beirut Diaries: Truth, Lies and Videos by Mai Masri is the second of four documentaries about the…

Oct 15, 2013

9th Annual Middle East Film Festival is back!

We Are Egypt: The Story Behind the Revolution A film by Lillie Paquette In the 14 months prior to the revolution, filmmaker Lillie Paquette follows key opposition figures and young activists as they struggle against the odds and at great personal risk to remove an uncompromising U.S.-backed regime. 9th Annual Middle East Film Festival This Wednesday,…