The Chicago Palestine Film Festival runs Friday, April 19, through Friday, April 26. Screenings will be at Women in the Director’s Chair Theater, 941 W. Lawrence, and Univ. of Chicago Biological Sciences Learning Center, 924 E. 57th St. All screenings are free and unless otherwise noted are in English and/or Arabic with subtitles; for more information call 312-560-6661. Following is the schedule for April 19 through 25; a complete festival schedule is available on-line at www.chicagoreader.com.
Light at the End of the Tunnel
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In this 2000 video, Subhi Zobaidi interviews nine people trying to adjust to life under the Palestinian Authority after being imprisoned in Arab or Israeli jails. 46 min. (WIDC Theater, 8:00)
Short films, program one
Waiting for Salahdin
Hazim Bitar’s documentary includes footage of the second Palestinian intifada from late September 2000. 52 min. (WIDC Theater, 3:30)
See Critic’s Choice. (Univ. of Chicago, 7:30)
