Tuesday, September 16,
2003
SALAAM Theatre
Michael
Winterbottom's
IN
THIS WORLD
Limited Seating and NO Standing
Allowed!
Loews 34th Street Theatre
Reservations
RECOMMENDED*:
*Since this is an advanced screening, your reservation does NOT guarantee you a seat although there will be a separate line for those on our reservation list and those without – plus, we will STOP taking reservations once we've reached capacity but remember, it's first come, first served. Arrive about fifteen minutes early to ensure good seats! Together with Robert Redford and the Sundance Channel, SALAAM Theatre invites you to a special exclusive advanced screening of a dramatic new film, shot in documentary style, IN THIS WORLD from British director Michael Winterbottom. This film is FILM #2 in the first ever, SUNDANCE FILM SERIES and will screen as part of the festival for 3 weeks. You can purchase tickets for the series and get more info about the festival at www.sundancechannel.com/filmseries but remember this advanced screening on Tuesday, September 16th, 2003 is FREE and exclusively for SALAAM Supporters!!! Robert Redford and Sundance Channel are proud to announce the launch of the Sundance Film Series. The film series has been developed as another extension of the overall Sundance mission to support the work of independent artists and offer opportunities for audiences to discover that work. It brings full circle the cycle of support that Sundance can offer filmmakers. About the film: Winner of the Golden Bear, the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury and the Peace Film Prize at the 2003 Berlin International Film Festival, Michael Winterbottom's In This World tells the story of two Afghan cousins who embark on a refugee's clandestine odyssey from Pakistan to London. Shot on digital video with a non-professional cast, In This World harnesses the immediacy of nonfiction techniques to create an urgent, intimate account of human beings driven by the fundamental urge to create a better life. It is a film that is both timely and timeless, and affirms Winterbottom (24 Hour Party People, The Claim, Welcome to Sarajevo) as a one of cinema's strongest, most original talents. February 2002, in the northwest province of Peshawar, Pakistan, near the Afghan border. Sixteen-year-old Jamal, an orphan, lives in the sprawling Shamshatoo refugee camp and earns less than $1 a day working in a brick factory. Jamal's older cousin, Enayat, lives in the bustling heart of Peshawar, where he works at his family's market stall. At a wedding banquet, Jamal learns that Enayat's family has decided to send him to London, where prospects are brighter. Jamal knows a man who can facilitate the journey, whom he later introduces to the family. Jamal is also quick to point out that since Enayat doesn't speak English, he will need a companion who does - like Jamal. The hefty upfront fee for the journey is paid in dollars and rupees, and Jamal and Enayat join the estimated 1 million people annually who place their lives in the hands of people smugglers. Lacking the cash for two air journeys, Jamal and Enayat must take the longer, more dangerous overland route, which will take them from Asia to Europe. From Peshawar, they board a southward bus for Quetta, where they are to contact the fixer who will arrange their passage into western Pakistan. From here on, nothing is certain. The cousins endure days of tedium and anxiety, followed by sudden, frantic movement. They must decide whom they can trust, and try to parse unfamiliar languages in foreign lands. From Tehran, they travel into the country's Kurdish region, bordering Turkey; they cross the border at night, hiking in the bitter wind while armed soldiers patrol below. Once in Istanbul, Jamal and Enayat face the most harrowing portion of the journey: 40 hours sealed in a freight container bound for Italy, crowded with other immigrants and refugees. Many suffocate in their metal cell before they reach Trieste, Italy. But for survivors, the journey must continue, through Italy and on to the refugee camp at Sangatte, France. And at last, in June 2002, the final leg: stowing away underneath the chassis of a truck, which will link up with a freight train headed for the U.K. Sundance Channel presents IN THIS WORLD, directed by Michael Winterbottom. Written by Tony Grisoni and produced by Andrew Eaton and Anita Overland. The executive producers are Chris Auty and David M. Thompson, the co-producer is Behrooz Hashemian, and the associate producer is Fiona Neilson. The director of photography is Marcel Zyskind, the sound recordist is Stuart Wilson, the editor is Peter Christelis, and the sound editor is Joakim Sundström. The composer is Dario Marianelli, and the casting director is Wendy Brazington. In This World stars Jamal Udin Torabi and Enayatullah Jumaudin. In This World officially opens as part of the Sundance Film Series on September 19, 2003 so get a chance to see it first at our exclusive advanced screening. Starring Jamal Udin Torabi,
Enayatullah Jumaudin, Imran Paracha, Allah Bauhsh, Kerem Atabeyoglu, Ghodrat
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