Join D.C. alumni at the Landmark Theater on E Street on Wednesday, August 26 at 7:15 p.m. for the showing of “Captain Abu Raed,” a Sundance winner produced by Laith Majali ’05. Tickets are $11 online or $10 at the box office. Click the link to the right to pre-order tickets.
Alumni will meet at McCormick and Schmicks at 901 F Street NW at 5:30 p.m. and then walk over, leaving McCormick and Schmicks around 6:30 p.m. Please click the link to the right to view a happy hour menu.
This film is the winner of the 2008 Sundance Film Festival Audience Award for world cinema, in addition to awards in Durban, Dubai, Newport Beach, and Seattle.
The story is about Abu Raed, an old airport janitor who has always yearned of seeing the world but has never been able to afford to travel. One day a group of children in his poor neighborhood assume he is a pilot and beg him to share stories of the world outside of Amman, Jordan. Through imaginary tales a friendship forms and he finds the grim realities of the children’s home life. He takes it upon himself to make a difference.
Come and support an Elon alum while enjoying a fantastic film.