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Feb 2018
38m 34s

Ana Contemporary Arab Cinema

Tea With Culture
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An interview about Ana Contemporary Arab Cinema, the annual film series at the Jacob Burns Film Center in Pleasantville in Westchester County, New York since 2012. We interviewed Lina Matta who is the Curator of Ana contemporary Arab cinema and discussed it’s history and current interaction as well as the state of festivals, series and other film viewing si ... Show More
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