DC Screening and Discussion: Not Who We Are

With no end to the bloodshed in Syria in sight, the number of registered Syrian refugees is estimated to surpass 3 million in September 2014. Lebanon alone, a country of about 4.8 million citizens, has received far more than a million Syrians fleeing from the onslaught of Bashar al-Assad or Islamist militant factions. Behind these figures of incomprehensive magnitude lays a mosaic of human destinies, stories and faces. Not Who We Are, a gripping documentary by Lebanese filmmaker Carol Mansour, follows five young Syrian refugee women in Lebanon to tell their story of hardship, identity and the value of community. The documentary was selected as Best Documentary at the Rated SR- Socially Relevant Film Festival in NY, 2014, and received the Jury's Special Mention at the Festivale Internationale du Film Orientale a Geneve (FIFOG), 2014.

The New America Foundation and the Heinrich Böll Foundation North America are pleased to host a screening of Not Who We Are followed by a discussion with filmmaker Carol Mansour, co-producer Muna Khalidi, and Syrian human rights lawyer, Catherine al-Talli. The discussion will be moderated by Leila Hilal, Senior Fellow for International Security Program at the New America Foundation.

The screening begin at 5:30 p.m. at:

The New America Foundation

1899 L St NW

Washington, DC 20036

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