
On Monday, July 29 at 7 pm The Markaz and Cohen Media Group present a special director's screening of Sameh Zoabi's subverse new satire, Tel Aviv on Fire, with support from the Los Angeles World Affairs Council. A Q & A with the director follows the screening moderated by actor-producer Waleed Zuaiter ("Omar", "Altered Carbon", "London Has Fallen"). Tel Aviv on Fire opens August 2nd at select theaters.
The screening is free to the public upon advance reservations (two people per RSVP only) as long as seats last, and takes place at the Silver Screen Theater, Pacific Design Center, 8687 Melrose Ave, WeHo 90069. Parking is available at the PDC or across the street in the WeHo library parking structure. Reserve below. PLEASE NOTE THAT AS OF JULY 20, WE ARE ONLY ACCEPTING RESERVATIONS FOR THE STANDBY LIST. You may reserve below but will be added to the Standby List and expect additional email from us.
Community sponsors include the Hollywood Bureau of the Muslim Public Affairs Council, and LA Jews for Peace.
A production grunt on a popular Palestinian television show in Ramallah, Salam (Kais Nashif) is a 30-something Jerusalamite who has to cross a checkpoint each day to get to work. Tel Aviv on Fire is popular among both Israeli and Palestinian viewers, and upon discovery that Salam works on the show and is close to its star (Lubna Azabal), Assi—an over-zealous border officer—decides he's going to have a roll to play in the series' storyline—especially after Salam tells him that he's a writer on the show. When Assi insists that his ideas be incorporated into the action if Salam wants to pass the checkpoint everyday, the hapless Salam ingratiates himself with the show's star and begins to develop a new identity as a writer. Obviously, nothing goes as planned.
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- July 29, 2019 at 7pm – 9:30pm
- Pacific Design Center, Silver Screen Theater, 8687 Melrose Av, WeHo 90069
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Alfred Madain
310-844-1862
Sorry, this event is sold out.
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