“A must-see documentary!” –Basim Elkarra, Executive Director, CAIR-Sacramento
The gripping story of the fight to free Farouk Abdel-Muhti, a gentle but indomitable Palestinian-born human rights activist detained in a post-9/11 sweep of Muslim immigrants. Told through the eyes of the filmmaker, the grandson of Japanese Americans interned during World War II, this documentary takes on unprecedented intimacy and historical resonance. As the filmmaker confronts his own family legacy of incarceration, his involvement in the current struggle deepens. Resistance brings consequences: In retaliation for organizing a massive protest from inside detention, Farouk is beaten and locked in solitary confinement, and his American-born son Tarek is arrested in a counterterrorism investigation into the documentary itself.
Tuesday, Sept 20th at 8:00 PM
Post Screening Q&A with Director Konrad Aderer
Maysles Cinema
343 Lenox Avenue
(Between 127th & 128th Streets)
New York, NY 10027
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TWN is supported in part by the New York State Council on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the Ford Foundation, the North Star Fund, the Funding Exchange and the Asian Women Giving Circle, as well as individual donors.
A project of Life or Liberty
Directed by Konrad Aderer
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