Special Private Screening of Lamya's Poem

10 Marconi,Irvine CA 92618

08 February, 2023

Description

Join us for a special private screening of Lamya's Poem.The latest film from Unity Productions Foundation (Prince Among Slaves, Sultan and the Saint).  UPF's first animated film tells the remarkable story of a young Syrian refugee girl in the present, who meets Rumi, the famous Muslim poet, 800 years in the past when he was a refugee after the Mongol invasion.While on their own respective journeys, they meet in a shared dream world, helping each other cope with the violence around them.They find temporary relief but have to fight outside forces as well as the demons within as they each search for a place of hope and a new home.Rumi's Hajj experience becomes the turning point of his story, and Lamya helps him write the poems that will save her life.Screenwriter and UPF Executive Producer will introduce the film at this special private screening hosted by Mohannad Malas. Appetizers followed by screening.