[LCM Events] Ordering Naïm's "Grand Theater" Documentary

[Loai Naamani]

Dear all— Thank you for joining us last week at Omar Naïm’s special
screenings in the Beirut Uncut Film Series. To accommodate the high demand
for his documentary (Grand Theater: A Tale of Beirut), the LCM has secured
distribution rights to the DVD (courtesy of the director) and has setup a
cart online to facilitate the ordering process:
http://web.mit.edu/lebanon/www/index.html#naim
The first 20 orders will be available for pickup at Libanissimo
<http://web.mit.edu/lebanon/www/index.html#libanissimo>  this Friday (will
be shipped to you otherwise). Enjoy, L.

 

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From: Loai Naamani [mailto:loai at mit.edu] 
Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 12:26 PM
To: 'LCM Events'
Subject: THIS WEDNESDAY! Naïm in Beirut Uncut: Director's Screening of Grand
Theater & The Final Cut
Importance: High

 


 <http://web.mit.edu/lebanon/www/events/upcoming/naim06/index.html> 



       As part of the BEIRUT UNCUT FILM SERIES and in collaboration with
MIT’s Lecture Series Committee (LSC), the LCM is proud to host Lebanese
director, Omar Naïm, in a special director's screening and discussion of his
internationally acclaimed documentary Grand Theater: A Tale of Beirut at MIT
tomorrow, Wednesday, February 21, at 8pm. Naïm’s first feature-length film,
The Final Cut starring Robin Williams, Mira Sorvino, and Jim Caviezel, will
be screened on Thursday.

About the Director
Born in Lebanon to a journalist father and an actress mother, Omar Naïm is a
promising Arab-American director and writer in Hollywood who openly
discusses his heritage. Although Naïm acknowledges and embraces his culture,
he refuses to be defined solely by it. Instead, it is his unique talent and
often quirky perspective that has earned him the respect of Hollywood
powerhouses. In 2004, he wrote and directed his first feature film, The
Final Cut, which starred Robin Williams, Mira Sorvino, and Jim Caviezel. The
film won the best screenplay award at the Deauville Film Festival and was an
official selection of the Berlin Film Festival. His thesis documentary,
Grand Theater: A Tale of Beirut, was a finalist for the Student Oscar given
by the AMPAS in 2000. Naïm was raised in Jordan, Cyprus, and Lebanon and
attended Emerson College in Boston. Omar Naïm currently lives and works in
Los Angeles (more
<http://web.mit.edu/lebanon/www/events/upcoming/naim06/index.html#about> 
).


Director's Screening & Discussion with Naïm
Grand Theater: A Tale of Beirut
wednesday . feb 21 . 8pm . free . bldg 54-100 . map
<http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?selection=54> 
A documentary viewing the Lebanese Civil War, as well as its roots and
aftermath, through the eyes of an old theater. The stories of actors,
directors, soldiers, and civilians intersect and intertwine at the Grand
Theater, giving us a vivid portrait of a city under siege. As the atrocity
and absurdity of war escalates, the lines between war and theater, and
between performance and reality, are blurred.


 

The Final Cut (watch <http://www.finalcutfilm.com/trailer_win150.htm>
trailer)
thursday . feb 22 . 8pm . free . bldg 54-100 . map
<http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?selection=54> 
http://www.finalcutfilm.com 
A Zoë Chip is placed in your brain at birth to record your entire life. When
you die, the footage from your life is edited into a "Rememory"-- a film
shown at your funeral pieced together by an editor. A toy for the
privileged, Zoë Chips are changing the face of human interaction, but there
are those who are against this emerging technology, and believe that
memories are meant to fade. Alan Hackman (Robin Williams) is the best
"cutter" in the business. His ability to grant the corrupt absolution of the
sins of his clients has put him in high demand. However, his talent for
viewing life without emotion has shaped him into a cold distant man and has
made him unable to experience life in the first person. He believes he is a
"sin eater" and his work provides him with the ability to absolve the dead
of their sins. While cutting a Rememory for a high-powered colleague, Alan
discovers an image from his childhood that has haunted him his entire life.
This discovery leads him on a high intensity search for truth and
redemption.

 <http://www.finalcutfilm.com/trailer_win150.htm> 

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