SCREENING/ PANEL DISCUSSION
Friday, February 5th, 4-7 PM
The King Juan Carlos Center Screening Room, 53 Washington Square South

New Muslim Cool
(Jennifer Maytorena Taylor, 2008, 83 minutes)

New Muslim Cool follows the story of Hamza Perez, a Puerto-Rican American young Muslim hip-hop artist confronting the realities of the post-9/11 world.

Followed by a panel discussion with the filmmaker, Hamza Pérez, Zaheer Ali (Columbia U), and artist Popmaster Fabel. Moderated by Imam Khalid Latif (NYU Islamic Center).

Co-Sponsored by: Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Hemispheric Institute of Performance and Politics, Kevorkian Center, NYU’s Islamic Center, Department of Social & Cultural Analysis/Program in Latino Studies The Center for Multicultural Education and Programs and The Center for Spiritual Life.

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SCREENING/DISCUSSION
Saturday, February 6, 1-5PM
Cinema Studies Screening Room
721 Broadway, 6th floor

Petition: the Court of the Complainants
(Zhao Liang, China, 2009, 123 min)

The film, an official selection of the Cannes Film Festival, looks at the lives of petitioners who come to Beijing to visit a government Complaints Office, and who wait for years on end to air grievances against local abuses of justice.

Followed by a discussion with the filmmaker Zhao Liang.

Co-sponsored by NYU’s Department of Cinema Studies (Tisch)

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