@yasminat.bsky.social
Director of Film Programming at the Arab Film and Media Institute. Find me at a dark bar, weird movie or loud gig. She/Her π±π§πΈπΎπ¨π
My next @bambrooklyn.bsky.social program, FOLKLORE & FAIRYTALES, starts on Halloween! A selection of unusual, beautiful, and often haunting tales from across the globe features stories that have been passed down through generationsβor at least feel as though they have. www.bam.org/film/2025/fo...
28.10.2025 15:10 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Also very excited to finally meet Kelly Reichardt after all of these years of working with her early films in the O-Scope catalogue. I love THE MASTERMIND and highly recommend you come see it!
16.10.2025 15:26 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Looking forward to welcoming back the incredible Heiny Srour to BAM tomorrow 10/17 as part of my program, "Where Do We Go Now?: Lebanese Women in Film".
Heiny will be doing a Q&A and presenting some new or rarely seen work with her masterful documentary THE HOUR OF LIBERATION HAS ARRIVED.
In honor of the recently restored works by groundbreaking filmmakers Heiny Srour and Jocelyne Saab, I've put together a selection of films directed by Lebanese women during and after the Civil War. Screening Oct 17-23 at @bambrooklyn.bsky.social! Tix: www.bam.org/film/2025/le...
06.10.2025 00:11 β π 5 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
My next @bambrooklyn.bsky.social program CLASSROOM REBELS runs from 9/26-10/2! As the first month back to school comes to a close, we explore stories of teenage students who push back against the status quo.
Info & tix available at www.bam.org/film/2025/cl...
Tomorrow! Cinema Arabiyya's first screening at Nitehawk Prospect Park!
08.09.2025 21:13 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Join me on 9/9 at @nitehawkcinema.bsky.social Prospect for FEATHERS by Omar El Zohairy, an Egyptian dark social satire where an authoritarian patriarch is accidentally turned into a chicken during a child's birthday party. This event benefits Asiyah Women's Center. nitehawkcinema.com/prospectpark...
13.08.2025 22:42 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
My next @bambrooklyn.bsky.social program is live and entitled SUMMERS OF CHANGE. This sun-drenched series finds characters trying their best to surf massive waves of summertime change. Escape the oppressive heat in Brooklynβs coolest cinemas Aug 22-28 π www.bam.org/film/2025/su...
07.08.2025 14:39 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Restored & Renewed kicks off Friday at BAM π¬
11 film gems. 5 decades. All stunningly restored.
From Killer of Sheep to Picnic at Hanging Rock to Batang West Sideβsee these cinematic milestones the way they were meant to be seen: on the big screen.
"NYC 2000s is a 2-week journey through some of the biggest & smallest films that were set in, filmed in & about the city...when the city was dealing with the aftershocks of 9/11 & the recession, while it began solidifying the Bloomberg vision of itself.β
nygroove.nyc/aughts-cinem...
I'd also love to encourage you to come out to the next screening in my Cinema Arabiyya series at @nitehawkcinema.bsky.social. July 24th, we will be screening another 00's nostalgia film, this time from Lebanon called BOSTA! nitehawkcinema.com/williamsburg...
17.07.2025 15:04 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
NYC 2000's also made it to the @nytimes.com as part of their list of Fun Things to Do in NYC in July! www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/a...
17.07.2025 15:02 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Very honored to chat with Dave Colon about my next program at BAM - NYC 2000s! We chatted about early aughts nostalgia, smaller cinematic gems in the program (including the Arab-American THE IMPERIALISTS ARE STILL ALIVE) and one that got away...it starts tomorrow 7/18! www.bam.org/film/2025/ny...
17.07.2025 14:50 β π 2 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0Excited to announce that the opening night film of the 27th Arab Film Festival will be the U.S. Premiere of HAJJAN! The newest film from Abu Bakr Shawky! It's a beautiful & exciting adventure film that you won't want to miss. Nov 10 at the Castro. Get your tix now! arabfilmfestival.org
02.10.2023 21:07 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
