Subtitle:
Film screening and discussion with author/director Abdellah Taïa
Activity Type:
Lecture
Promo Image:
Presenter:
Abdellah Taïa
Date:
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 - 19:00 to 21:30
Event Status:
As Scheduled
Location:
University of Pittsburgh, Frick Fine Arts Auditorium
Cost:
Free admission
Abdellah is a young gay man navigating the sexual, racial and political climate of Morocco. Growing up in a large family in a working-class neighborhood, Abdellah is caught between a distant father, an authoritarian mother, an older brother whom he adores and a handful of predatory older men, in a society that denies his homosexuality.
Salvation Army, the directorial debut for Abdellah Taïa – an acclaimed Moroccan and Arab writer – is adapted from his novel of the same name.
Discussion with the director after the screening.
In addition to the screening of Salvation Army on Tuesday, September 29, join us on Sunday, September 27 from 3-5 p.m. as Mr. Taïa reads from his novels.
East End Book Exchange,
4754 Liberty Avenue, Bloomfield.
UCIS Unit:
European Union Center of Excellence
Global Studies Center
Other Pitt Sponsors:
Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies Program
Department of French & Italian
Department of Religious Studies
Film and Media Studies Program
Humanities Center