RHODE ISLAND

“Frontiers of Dreams and Fears” Director: Mai Masri (2001), Palestine (Arabic with English subtitles, 56 mins).

About the film:

This documentary traces the (pen pal) friendship between two Palestinian refugee girls, one based in Bethlehem, and the other in Beirut. It provides an intimate window into their lives, hardships, and hopes for the future.

This screening is part of “Dreaming of Tomorrow: Youth Culture in the Middle East,” a film series curated by Sa’ed Adel Atshan, Postdoctoral Fellow in International Studies at the Watson Institute for International Studies.