Rooftop Films Free Showing of, "The Imperialists Are Still Alive"

Please see invitation below pertaining to tonights free cinema event, sponsored by Rooftop Films. Tonight’s event is in Manhattan but since its film related and the organization is sponsored by Bronx Councilwoman Maria Del Carmen Arroyo, I wanted to help get the word out. Rooftop Films also has free monthly cinema screenings, here in the Bronx, at our very own Bruckner Bar and Grill. My hope is that Rooftop events spread Bronx wide with more Bronx elected officials supporting the organization. For more info please see their web address below.

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Hi there,

I wanted to invite you to join us at The Ace Hotel for a special free preview screening of Zeina Durra's acclaimed feature film, The Imperialists Are Still Alive.

A successful visual artist working in post-9/11 Manhattan, Asya lives the life of the hip and glamorous, replete with exclusive art parties, supermodels, and stretch limousines while she carefully follows the situation in the Middle East on television. Asya learns that her childhood friend, Faisal, has disappeared-the victim of a purported CIA abduction. That same night, she meets Javier, a sexy Mexican PhD student, and romance blossoms. Javier finds Asya's conspiracy theories overly paranoid-but nothing in Asya's world is as it seems. Asya's life is reflective of the themes of cultural fusion, and the complications and humor that arise simultaneously out of everyday life.

Gorgeous 16 mm grain imbues the film with an anachronistic feel that interestingly evokes times past. The Imperialists Are Still Alive! is an exceptional work and heralds the arrival of Durra as an exciting new directorial talent.

Let me know if you have any questions

Thanks,
Gen

Show Details:

When:
7:00 p.m. Doors Open
7:30 p.m. Film Begins

Where:
Indoors in Liberty Hall at the Ace Hotel New York
20 West 29th Street (btwn 5th and 6th Aves.)
New York, NY 10001
Subway: Take the N, R to 28th Street or the B, D, F, M, Q to Herald Square

For more information, please visit:
http://rooftopfilms.com/2011/schedule/the-imperialists-are-still-alive
or
Underground Movies Outdoors
www.rooftopfilms.com