Boston Palestine Film Festival 2009 : OPENING PARTY

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OPENING PARTY

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Run time: 240 min.

The Boston Palestine Film Festival is proud to kick off its third season with a Festival Opening Party featuring special guests:

COMEDIAN MAYSOON ZAYID

Maysoon Zayid is an actress and professional standup comedian; the first comedian to perform standup live in Palestine. She has performed in Nazareth, Haifa, Bethlehem, Ramallah, and Jerusalem. Maysoon spends 3 months a year in Palestine, where she runs art and wellness programs for disabled and wounded refugee children and orphans. Learn more about Maysoon's Kids. Maysoon writes the biweekly column The Palestinian American Princess’s Guide to NYC. She is also Co-founder and Executive Producer of New York Arab American Comedy.

POET & WRITER REMI KENAZI

Remi Kanazi is a Palestinian-American poet and writer based in New York City. He is the editor of the recently released collection of poetry, spoken word, hip hop, and art, Poets For Palestine.

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Live music, food, and exhibits
Road Movie: a Multi-Media art installation designed by Elle Flanders & Tamira Sawatzky
Youth Visions of Jerusalem exhibit
Works by photographer Rania Matar
Original creations by Palestinian jewelry designer Hiam Rouhana
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The Center for Arts at the Armory
191 Highland Avenue.
Somerville, MA 02143