Upcoming Event Jordanian Film "Captain Abu Raed" at the DC Arab Film Festival Saturday, November 1st' 2008 6:00 PM Goethe Institute 812 Seventh Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 Tickets can be purchased at: www.filmfestdc.org/arabiansights/filmView.cfm?passID=3 The Embassy of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan will host a reception with Director Amin Matalqa and Executive Producer David Pritchard after the Saturday film showing. Other Show Times: Sunday, November 2nd' 2008 5:00 PM Goethe Institute 812 Seventh Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 About the Film Captain Abu Raed, the first Jordanian feature film ever exported to the world’s cinemas, is a winner of the Audience Award at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival and the Dubai International Film Festival. Captain Abu Raed presents a universal story of friendship, inspiration and heroism set in contemporary Jordan. It is also a story of everyday people intersecting across social boundaries and of individual destinies coming together into one. The film also captures breathtaking footage of Amman and especially of East Amman; where the first settlers of the Capital gave life to the city. 104 minutes, Color, 35mm For more information: www.filmfestdc.org/arabiansights/index.cfm