Sara Qudah
In this week’s editor’s picks of art and culture events in Amman, 7iber recommends the Jordanian documentary “The Council“.
The film screening is organized by The Royal Film Commission, and will be followed by a discussion with the director Yahya Alabdallah and some of the film’s charachers.
The documentary takes place in UNRWA schools of Palestinian refugees, in the Jordanian town of Sokhneh, and moves between the boys’ school and the girls’ school highlighting the experience of electing students’ parliaments there.
The documentary will be screened in Arabic with English subtitles. (Monday, 7:00pm) at the Rainbow Theater.
For this week, we also recommend:
– The challenges of the Palestinian contemporary art experience (Tuesday, 6:30 pm) at Darat Al funun.
– Musical Evening: Oud Day (Thursday, 7:30 pm) at Shoman Foundation.
– Concert of Obaider (Saturday, 7:00 pm) at Jadal Cafe.
Find more events on 7iber events Calendar. And to To list an event on the calendar, don’t hesitate to email us at culture[at]7iber[dot]com
Editor’s Picks | The Council: A Jordanian Documentary
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