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Noor Awards Ceremony and Opening Night Film: Pomegranates & Myrrh
Noor Awards & Opening Night Film: Pomegranates & Myrrh
Join us for a very special evening at the historic Castro Theater for the 3rd Annual Noor Awards Ceremony and a screening of Pomegranates & Myrrh. From the Arabic word for "light," the Noor Awards will celebrate filmmakers whose enlightened and original works outshine others in their category.
A cash prize will be given to the director of the winning film in four categories: Outstanding Fiction, Outstanding Documentary, Outstanding Short Fiction, and Outsanding Short Documentary.
Following the ceremony, AFF presents Pomegranate & Myrrh. Set in Ramallah, this decade, free-spirited dancer Kamar finds herself alone when her husband is jailed. As well as dealing with the grief of separation and the ongoing effects of the repressive occupation, Kamar has to face the moral strictures of her community. Seeking to regain her life-long love of dance, she meets Kais, a Palestinian returnee, with whom she begins an elliptical relationship, founded in their mutual love of dance and fuelled by the emotional strength it creates within them both.
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LocationCastro Theatre
429 Castro Street
San Francisco, CA
United States
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| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: No |
| Wheelchair Accessible: No |
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