Arze 

The Helene and Stephen Weicholz Global Film Series

In Arabic with English subtitles
Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Egypt / Not rated / Directed by Mira Shaib / 2024 / Comedy, Drama / 90 minutes

Arzé, a single mother, takes her teenage son on a journey across sectarian Beirut in search of their stolen scooter, their only source of livelihood.

Join us for a brief post-show talkback with film series curator Dale Pollock, as he discusses the movie in deeper context.

THEME
“The theme for this year’s series is Family, in its many forms and permutations. This selection of international films focuses on the fragility of family relationships when they are tested from within or from outside pressures, and how they remain resilient.” - Dale Pollock

About the curator
Dale M. Pollock, a writer, film producer, filmmaker and author, has served as head film critic for Daily Variety, chief entertainment correspondent for the Los Angeles Times, Dean of the School of Filmmaking at the (then) North Carolina School of the Arts, and Professor of Cinema Studies at NCSA, among other illustrious roles. He was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in the early 1980s, wrote Skywalking: The Life and Films of George Lucas, and his first work of fiction, Chopped: A Novel, is available in print, e-book, and audiobook. Pollock continues to teach Continuing Education classes at UNCSA, along with programming the Weicholz Global Film Series as part of An Appalachian Summer.