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| Friday, April 4, 2008 | ||||
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The Kiss Juliet, a successful businesswoman, and Lucy, a happily married stay-at-home mom, were inseparable in high school, until the end of their senior year when a heartbreaking incident tore them apart. When Juliet comes knocking on Lucy's door as their high school reunion draws near, it doesn't take long for either to realize that they aren't really satisfied with the ways their lives turned out. |
dir. Kylie Eddy 2007, Australia, 65 min English |
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| 7:15 PM
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Enemies of Happiness Malalai Joya of Afghanistan was a courageous, controversial 27-year-old woman when she first ignited outrage among hard-liners by speaking out against corrupt warlords at the Grand Council of tribal elders in 2003. Two years later, she ran as a candidate in Afghanistan’s first parliamentary elections, pledging to be the voice of the poorest women in her country and to ‘expose the enemies of peace, women, and democracy.’ |
dir. Eva Mulvad and Anja Al-Erhayem 2006, Denmark/Afghanistan, 59 min Farsi/Pasthu with English subtitles website |
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| 8:15 PM
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Barakat! Set in war–torn Algeria in the 1990s, Barakat! (or Enough!) follows two women on the dangerous search for a journalist who has disappeared as a result of his political writings. Ignoring curfews and the constant threat of ambush by armed militias, the women’s journey leads across the picturesque landscapes of Algeria, to a deeper understanding of how their lives were shaped by their country's history. |
dir. Djamila Sahraoui 2006, Algeria/France, 94 min French/Arabic with English subtitles website |
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