Where: Wayne State University's Detroit campus.
When: Friday, June 27 at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. in the Helen L. DeRoy Auditorium, WSU Law School and Welcome Center.
The 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. screenings will be held in the Helen L. DeRoy Auditorium, WSU Law School and Welcome Center.
Ticket Information: Pre-sale tickets are available at DWIFF.org along with a complete schedule.
Additional Background: Some of the movies being shown are Mr. Art Critic filmed primarily on Mackinaw Island featuring Bronson Pinchot as an Art Critic who is challenged to prove his grit, when challenged to produce pieces for a local art show. He commissions a ghost painter who eventually ends up being his ultimate competition for the show. Screening is at the DeRoy Auditorium on Friday, June 27 at 9 p.m. See more at http://www.brauer.com/pages/prod/cinema/mr_art_critic/mac_vt.html
Refusing to be Enemies is the story that profiles without Hollywood patina a self-formed group of twelve ordinary women calling themselves "Zeitouna," the Arab word for "olive tree." These six Arabs and six Jews weave an unusual and intimate tapestry of sisterhood. Some of the women are American-born, others are immigrants; one is a Holocaust survivor, another is a survivor of the Nakbah's terror; their ages span 40 years. The film does not attempt to answer questions of right and wrong, or how to break the deadlock of the Middle East conflict. Instead it offers living proof of how the journey of personal transformation may pave the way to socio-political transformation and peace. Screening is at the Law School on Saturday, June 28 at 7 p.m. See more information at http://www.zeitounamovie.org/index.html
Ocean of Pearls is filmed in Michigan and Canada. It is the story of a Sikh man with a full beard and turban, AMRIT SINGH is often the target of racial profiling. His dreams of becoming Chief of Surgery at a Detroit area transplant center dwindle due to his appearance, Amrit goes against a tradition. When his compromises result in the death of a patient, Amrit begins to reexamine the value of the religious traditions he'd turned his back on. View the Trailer at oceanofpearls.com. Screening at the DeRoy Auditorium Friday, June 27 at 7 p.m.
Stars such as Robin Williams, Jimmy Kimmel, Jonathan Winters, Henry Winkler, Stephen Baldwin, Melissa McCarthy, and many more will appear on screen.