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If we dream alone, it's only a dream. If we dream together, it becomes reality.
African proverb
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ELEANOR BUNIN MUNROe FILM CENTER
March 16 (opening night)
In-person screenings and event
at Lincoln Center
Q&A WITH THE DIRECTOR
conducted by Reda Bouchefra
France, Documentary—72mins
6:00-7:50pm
New York Premiere
Dir: Lina Soualem
Lina's grandparents have decided to separate. Together, they came from Algeria to Thiers, in the middle of France, over 60 years ago. Side by side, they experienced this chaotic immigrant life. For Lina, their separation is an opportunity to question their long journey of exile, as well as her identity.
SOLD OUT
Dir: Dale Hildebrand
Canada, Narrative—89mins
7:50-9:40pm
New York Premiere
A heartwarming story about an old-school
Sicilian father trying to negotiate his way into
heaven, where the only way in is to first go
back and repair his relationship with his
reluctant son, reunite his feuding family back
in Sicily, and help everyone find love in places they never imagined.
Q&A WITH THE DIRECTOR
conducted by Leonard Lopate
CINEMA VILLAGE
March 18 - 20
*click to view the trailers in the Voices of Canada playlist