Antigonish International Film Festival
Eckova is presenting 2 films at the Antigonish International Film Festival www.antigonishfilmfest.org
This is the 3rd annual documentary film festival and runs from October 23-25 and is showing 49 films ranging over a variety of topics and from many countries.
| Madrassahs: Inside and Out Eckova ProductionsMadrassahs (Muslim schools) today are seen by non-Muslims as the root of militancy and terror from which hatred and violence grow. International media and many world leaders have placed the blame for many problems in the Muslim world at the doorstep of madrassahs. This film looks at life inside these schools of religious learning; it paints a balanced portrait of a historical institution trying to keep its place in modern progressive society and to reform its mission and image.Sunday, Oct 25, 1:00 p.m. Nicholson Hall, Room B21 |
| Thar: The Living Desert This film provides a quick trip through the Thar desert region of southeastern Pakistan. It is quiet, barren, colorful, and alive. It has a population of one million desert dwellers, for whom water is a central theme in their everyday livesSunday, Oct 25, 12:55 a.m. Nicholson Hall, Room 151 Denise Davies will be present and available for questions and discussion after the films are shown.
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