"Qu'Allah Bénisse la France (May Allah Bless France!)" is the first in a six-part film festival during spring 2017. All screenings will be in Global Commons Media Room, 103.
In a time of global terror, mass migration and political turmoil, the theme for this year’s annual festival is “Résistance,” a French word connoting both the refusal to accept circumstances and the resilience to overcome them. Each film portrays characters or real people enacting “resistance” in their lives and becoming stronger in the process – a model for our own time and community.
“Qu’Allah Bénisse la France” is the true story of a French teenager who found redemption through Islam and music, overcoming hardships to become one of France’s best-known hip hop artists. The film will be shown in French with English subtitles.
Ariela Marcus-Sells (Department of Religious Studies) will introduce the film and lead a post-screening discussion.
Tournées Film Festival is made possible with the support of the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the U.S., the Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée (CNC), the French American Cultural Fund, Florence Gould Foundation and Highbrow Entertainment. Additional sponsors include Elon College of Arts and Sciences; Center for the Study of Religion, Culture and Society; Peace and Conflict Studies; The Truitt Center for Religious and Spiritual Life; Muslim Life at Elon; Jewish Studies; and the Departments of English, History and Geography, Philosophy, and World Languages and Cultures.