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OPENING NIGHT FILM &
ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEE

AJAMI

Saturday, March 13, 7:45 PM Intros | 8:00 PM Film (doors open 7:30) at SIFF CINEMA AT MCCAW HALL

NOTE: Advance sales for the March 13 SJFF Opening Night screening of Ajami have ended in order to accommodate reserved pass-holder seating. Day-of-show rush tickets will be available at the Festival Box Office, open 30 minutes prior to screening time. We will sell out.Tickets for Tacoma Screening are still on sale.

About the Film

Breaking News! AJAMI was just nominated for an Academy Award! AJAMI is a gritty, urban crime drama that tells the interwoven stories of Jewish, Muslim and Christian neighbors living in bloody disharmony in Israel's impoverished Jaffa neighborhood. The sweeping cast of characters - illegal workers, gangs, drug dealers, revenge squads, corrupt police, clandestine lovers - are all vividly portrayed by non-professional actors from Jaffa. Their disparate stories are tied together by a revenge killing and drug deal gone bad. The film shuttles back and forth through time with interlocking events witnessed by different characters, shifting audience perceptions and responses. AJAMI was co-written, directed & edited by a Jewish Israeli, Yaron Shani, and a Palestinian Christian, Scandar Copti, chronically over the course of 8 years. Winner of the Israeli Academy Award for Best Film and short-listed for an Academy Award in the Best Foreign Language category. Warning: some violence, criminal and drug themes.


Note: AJAMI Encore screening March 25th at WA State History Museum in Tacoma: Info. No discounts.

Stroum JCC Hosts Parents' Night Out for SJFF Opening Night Film!

RSVP TODAY!: A great opportunity for a great night on the town - grab dinner before this riveting movie - from 5-10:45 PM. Info/Reservations.




LISTEN: All Things Considered interview with co-directors Shani & Copti.

PRINT SOURCE: Kino International

WEBSITE: www.kino.com

PHONE: (212) 629-6880

CONTACT:

Gary Palmieri, gpalmucci@kino.com
Kate Brokaw, kbrokaw@kino.com

FILMS: Beaufort, One Day You Will Understand
(Plus Tard, Tu Comprendras), AJAMI, AJAMI | Tacoma

Sponsors

CONSULATE GENERAL OF ISRAEL
Community Partner: Consulate General of Germany & StandWithUs NW