The Boston Children’s Chorus at The Children’s Museum tonight

The Boston Children’s Chorus will be performing live tonight at The Children’s Museum at 6pm, free with Museum admission.

The 15th Franco Arab Film Festival kicks off tonight

The 15th Franco Arab Film Festival will be held in Amman between the 1st and the 9th of July 2009, all shows will take place at Al Hussein Cultural Center, Ras Al-Ain, except for Friday 3rd of July it will be at the Royal Film Commission in Jabal Amman – 1st Circle.

Wednesday 1st of July:
5pm: Salt of this Sea by Annemarie Jacir – Palestine | 2008 | Drama | 1h44| Arabic dialogue with English subtitles
8:30pm: I Want to see by Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige – Lebanon | 2008 | Docu – drama | 1h15 | Arabic, French dialogue with English subtitles.

Thursday 2nd of July:
6pm: Rome rather than you by Tariq Teguia – Algeria | 2008 | Drama | 1h51 | Arabic dialogue with English subtitles
8:30pm: Melodrama Habibi by Hany Tamba – Lebanon | 2008 | Comedy | 1h34 | Arabic, French dialogue with English subtitles

Friday 3rd of July:
8pm: Cairo…as Seen By Chahin by Yousef Chahin – France – Egypt | 1991 | 22 minutes | Fiction – Documentary| Arabic and French with English subtitles.
The Land by Yousef Chahin – Egypt |1969|2h 10 | Fiction | Arabic with French subtitles.

Saturday 4th of July:
4:30pm: Princess of the Sun by Philippe Leclerc – France | 2007 | Animation | 1h17. French Version
6:30pm: Princess of the Sun by Philippe Leclerc – France | 2007 | Animation | 1h17. Arabic Version
8:30pm: Hasiba by Raymond Boutros – Syria | 2008 | Drama | 2h15 | Arabic dialogue with English subtitles.

Sunday 5th of July:
6pm: Laila’s Birthday by Rashid Masharawi – Palestine | 2008 | Drama | 1h11| Arabic dialogue with English subtitles.
8:30pm: Number One by Zakia Tahiri – Morocco | 2008 | Comedy | 1h26 | Arabic and French dialogue with English subtitles.

Monday 6th of July:
6pm: Adhen by Rabah Ameur-Zaïmeche – France / Algeria | 2008 | Drama | 1h33 | Arabic and French dialogue with English subtitles.
8:30pm: In the Heliopolis Flat by Mohamed Khan – Egypt | 2007 | Drama | 1h58 | Arabic Dialogue with English subtitles.

Tuesday 7th of July:
5pm: Screening of films competing in the “Jordanian Short Film Competition” organized in the framework of the festival – awards will be presented during the closing ceremony.
8:30pm: Dawn of the World by Abbas Fadhel – Iraq / France | 2008 | Drama | 1h37 | Arabic dialogue with English subtitles.

Wednesday 8th of July:
6pm: The One Man Village by Simon El Habre – Lebanon | 2008 | Documentary | 1h26 | Arabic dialogue with English subtitles.
8:30pm: Khamsa – France | 2008 | Drama A 1h50 | French dialogue with English subtitles

Thursday 9th of July:
5pm: Days of Boredom – Syria | 2008 | Drama | 1h40 | Arabic dialogue with English subtitles
8pm: Mascarades = Algeria / France | 2008 | Comedy | 1h32 | Arabic dialogue with English subtitles

DAM & JADAL live tonight

Palestinian Hip-Hop band DAM and Jordanian Rock band will be performing live tonight at 8 pm at the Odeon theater – Downtown Amman, tickets will be sold for 5JDs and will be available at the gates of the Odeon, MusicBox and Al-Balad theater, for more details please call +962 6 465 2005.

Canada Day: Canadian films tonight at RFC

The Royal Film Commission (RFC) and the Embassy of Canada in Jordan invite you to attend a collection of Canadian films to celebrate “Canada Day”. Screening will take place at the RFC building in Jebel Amman – 1st Circle, between 28 – 30 June 2009 at 8 pm.

Sunday 28/6: “The Blue Butterfly”
Lea Pool, 97 minutes, Fiction, English and French with English subtitles, Canada, 2004.

Pete is a ten-year-old terminally ill child with brain cancer. He has one last dream: to catch a butterfly, the legendary Blue Morpho, a rare creature. His mother is determined to have her son’s wish come true and convinces a renowned entomologist Alan Osborn, to take him to the tropical rainforests to find the butterfly and fulfill his dream. In 2005, the film won the Best Cinematography Award at the Jutra Awards.

Monday 29/6: “My Life without Me”
Isabel Coixet, 106 minutes, Fiction, English, Canada, 2002.

Anne is a 23 year-old mother, living with her two young children and her unemployed husband, in a trailer. She works day and night as a janitor in a university. Her life takes a dramatic turn when the doctor tells her she has only a couple of months to live. Anne starts compiling a list of things to do before she dies and discovers a new passion for life. The film received 16 international awards among which: the Best Canadian Feature Award and the Prize of the Guild of German Art House Cinemas in Berlin, both in 2003.

Tuesday 30/6: “Afghan Chronicles”
Dominic Morissette, 53 minutes, Documentary, English and French with English subtitles, Canada, 2007.

Since the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001, Afghanistan has been remaking itself. “Afghan Chronicles” focuses on the popular press group “Killid Media” which comprises two magazines and a radio station.
The documentary reveals how this media phenomenon operates and, in so doing, portrays the rebuilding of a country that dreams of a better future. “Afghan Chronicles” has been selected for several international festivals.

Abu Mahjoob and the Swine Flu Panic

Yet another super hilarious cartoon by Abu Mahjoob!

Swine Flu Precautionary Measures with Abu Mahjoob!

After spotting two swine flu cases in Jordan, here are some Precautionary Measures to avoid the disease, specially the Mansaf fiesta! Brilliant!