October 16, 2015 at 1:37 p.m.
ArtStart to host film series
ArtStart to host film series
"Children of Heaven," the first film in the series of four, is the story of a boy who loses his sister's only pair of shoes and will do anything to replace them. It will be followed Oct. 29 by "Caramel," a Lebanese film set in a beauty salon; "Amreeka" on Nov. 5, the story of a Palestinian woman who emigrates to America with her teenage son; and "Paradise Now," a film about two friends who are recruited to carry out a suicide bombing mission, which concludes the series Nov. 12. Each film will be shown at the ArtStart Gallery, 68 S. Stevens St. in Rhinelander, beginning at 7 p.m. Admission is by donation, and a cash bar will be available.
Strite, who will personally introduce each film, has vast experience with Middle Eastern culture and lived and worked in the Middle East for 27 years. She has worked as an English teacher in Egyptian schools, a newspaper and magazine journalist, and as an advocate for United States government programs to support intellectual property rights. She holds a master's degree in Near Eastern Studies from the University of Michigan and currently resides in Bearskin Creek. "Showing movies is a way to teach about a culture from that culture's own perspective," she said in a press release announcing the series.
"These movies express Middle Eastern views of the world. What's said is said in their own words. They are not Hollywood. The movies selected show a slice of life, and three of the four have been chosen because they show people behaving well towards one another. They are gentle and kind and thus do not perpetuate negative stereotypes about the region."
Additional information about the film series is available at www.ArtStartRhinelander.org.
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