"Our Arab American Story" Premiere @ Rock Financial Showplace during
Flavors of the Arab World Celebration on December 2nd 2007
Award-winning documentary filmmaker Keith Famie’s look at Detroit’s Arab American community premieres a “Flavors of the Arab World: A Celeberation of Culture, Heritage & Community” on Sunday, December 2 at 5 p.m.
The premiere will accompany an evening of music, art, dance and flavors from the Arab World.
It takes place the The Diamon Center in the Rock Financial Showplace and tickets are $125, available at the Arab American National Musuem. Call (248) 869-0096 for more details.
Our Arab American Story will air commercial free on WXYZ-TV Channel 7 at 7 p.m. on Saturday, December 15. It’s part of a series of hour-long documentaries Famie is producing on the various ethnic groups which settled in Detroit.
The AANM and its parent organization ACCESS figure prominently in the program;
Russell Ebeid, a member of the Museum’s National Advisory Board, is a major funder of the show.
Watch a trailer for Our Arab American Story by clicking here.
Also available is the new book from AANM - Telling our Story which details the uniqueness of the Arab American National Museum right here in Dearborn.