An interview about Ana Contemporary Arab Cinema, the annual film series at the Jacob Burns Film Center in Pleasantville in Westchester County, New York since 2012.

We interviewed Lina Matta who is the Curator of Ana contemporary Arab cinema and discussed it’s history and current interaction as well as the state of festivals, series and other film viewing situations.

Lina talked about how she goes about finding films, selecting the films and creating a film series, as well as discussing with us the cinema experience in general.

You can find more about the film festival on their website: www.anaarabcinema.com

as well as additional info on their

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