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Smithsonian Sleepovers
Saturday, February 20, 2010 at 8:00 PM
Discover the National Museum of Natural History in a whole new way in this unique overnight experience. Includes an evening snack, light breakfast, IMAX screening, evening activity, and tour.
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Journey to Mecca IMAX Screening
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at 7:00 PM
This dramatic and documentary feature filmed in Saudi Arabia and Morocco in English and Arabic tells the amazing story of Ibn Battuta, one of the greatest travelers of all time, traveling for almost 30 years and three times farther than Marco Polo.
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Smithsonian Sleepovers
Saturday, March 6, 2010 at 8:00 PM
Discover the National Museum of Natural History in a whole new way in this unique overnight experience. Includes an evening snack, light breakfast, IMAX screening, evening activity, and tour.
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Normal: The Dusseldorf Ripper
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 8:00 PM
Part of Francophonie Cultural Festival 2010. Based on a true story, this psychological thriller is set in Germany during the 1930s recession (in Czech, English subtitles). Screening held at the Avalon Theatre.
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Daratt
Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 7:00 PM
Part of Francophonie Cultural Festival 2010. Daratt ("dry season") is a poignant and beautiful story of revenge and redemption with an incredibly satisfying, thought-provoking ending. Screening held at the Letelier Theater.
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Arabia 3D
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 7:00 PM
Through stunning photography, travel to the exotic and fascinating land of Arabia and discover an extraordinary culture, a history full of adventure, an environment of extreme challenges, and a people of strong faith.
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Les petites vacances a Knokke-Le-Zout
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at 8:00 PM
Part of Francophonie Cultural Festival 2010. Micheline leaves her routine and family behind to go on a road trip to see the sea at Knokke le Zout. Screening held at the Avalon Theatre.
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Waking Sleeping Beauty
Thursday, March 18, 2010 at 7:00 PM
Watch the true story of how Disney regained its magic with a staggering output of hits including “The Little Mermaid,” “Beauty and the Beast,” and “The Lion King” over a 10-year period. Discussion with Don Hahn and Peter Schneider after the film.
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VHS Kahloucha
Monday, March 22, 2010 at 7:00 PM
Part of Francophonie Cultural Festival 2010. Documentary follows artist Kahloucha (Tunisia's Quentin Tarantino), deep in production of his latest film, Tarzan of the Arabs. Screening held at the French Embassy.
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Sous les Bombes/Under the Bombs
Wednesday, April 7, 2010 at 7:00 PM
Part of Francophonie Cultural Festival 2010. In this film, set during a cease-fire in the Lebanon-Israel conflict of 2006, a Christian taxi driver brings a nontraditional Shiite woman from Beirut to the heart of the conflict in the country's south.
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Not Just Bollywood: A Look at Indian Film
Thursday, May 20, 2010 at 7:00 PM
Join the Freer and Sackler Galleries’ film programmer Tom Vick and University of Texas at Austin film scholar Lalitha Gopalan for an entertaining multimedia and informative discussion of the world’s largest film industry.
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