The 28th annual Arab Film Festival is underway in San Francisco, marking its continued status as the oldest Arab film festival outside the Arab world.
The 28th annual Arab Film Festival is underway in San Francisco , marking its continued status as the oldest Arab film festival outside the Arab world. The festival, which runs until Sunday, November 3, showcases the rich diversity and humanity of the Arab community through storytelling. Its opening night took place at the Palace of Fine Arts.Executive Director Serge Bakalian, a Lebanese-Armenian American, prepares for the event all year.
This year's opening film, 'Life is Beautiful: A Letter to Gaza,' highlighted the deeper rooted humanity found in communities often surrounded by conflict.Creative Director and Palestinian activist Alana Hadid expressed the emotional resonance of the stories being shared and described the culture in an uplifting light.'It makes me emotional. It's joy. It's giving. It's love. If you look around this room, anyone here would give you the shirt off their back.
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