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2023 AIFF Kick-Off

Monday, October 16, 7 PM | The Venue in Lexington, MA

1794 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA 02420

http://lexingtonvenue.com/shows/documentary/brief-tender-light/202309132026006538

The Arlington Int’l Film Festival is thrilled to announce the 

2023 AIFF KICK-OFF &

BOSTON PREMIERE of

BRIEF TENDER LIGHT by ARTHUR MUSAH

2023 | DOC | USA 

Trailer: https://vimeo.com/856813123/2faca65081

BRIEF TENDER LIGHT documents the inspiring stories of four African students at MIT, who are determined to bring positive change to Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe. Over nearly a decade, the film intimately captures their challenges, growth, and dilemmas. As they pursue education and dreams on two continents, they must reconcile their teenage ideals with the realities they encounter about the world and themselves. The documentary showcases the quest for knowledge, cultural identity, and the profound impact of their choices on Africa and America.

Q&A w/filmmaker following the screening.

Suggested Donation at Door $12 | High School Students $9

Need some ideas to get you started?

Call for Volunteers

Volunteer Opportunities

Be a part of the festival Volunteer Team! Our Venue Operations Manager will utilize your skills and talents in the theater where you can share your love of the arts with the audience, filmmakers, and special guests.

Skilled in Social Media Promotion? We need you to promote individual films before and during the festival.

Transportation/Hospitality! What a great chance to meet and talk with a filmmaker! Can you do a run to Logan and back to Hilton Homewood Suites?

Photographers? Capture the moments on film.

WHAT IS REQUIRED? A desire to roll out the red carpet and welcome folks to their

AIFF experience.

EMAIL WITH YOUR AVAILABILITY  And become part of the team! Aprilranck.AIFF@gmail.com

Origin Stories: The Pequot War and Indigenous Enslavement in New England

This portrait was long thought to be of Niantic leader Ninigret II, but recent scholarship identifies it as Robin Cassacinamon, an important Pequot leader. Native American Sachem, accession number 48.246, courtesy of RISD/public domain.

You are invited to a lecture

given by the award-winning historian Margaret Newell as she reveals how New England slavery began with the Pequot War and the enslavement of Indigenous people. She will be joined by Joshua Carter, executive director of the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center  and Michael Thomas, member of the board of the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and former chair of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Council.

Boston Public Library 

REGISTRATION REQUIRED https://bpl.bibliocommons.com/events/64ee3430bb48a23300591b57

Don't Forget to VOTE|

We know how important

it is for young artists to build their portfolio as they prepare for a career in the arts.

Your vote can help the winning student along their path. 

 PLEASE VOTE!!!

13th annual Audience Choice

Poster Award  

https://aiffest.org/#/postercontest/

#AIFFAudienceChoiceA

AIFF Global Partner

Boston Palestine Film Festival

Notes on Displacement

by Khaled Jarr

2022 | Doc Feature | 80 Min

Trailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gk1aIgpum6k&t=6s 

Synopsis:The news is full of disturbing images of overcrowded boats and vast tent camps. But how much do we really know about what refugees are going through? Notes on Displacement takes a deep dive by following a single family on a grueling journey: destination Germany. Their fear, disorientation, and solidarity is palpable.
 

MASSART Design and Media Center
621 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA
 

AIFF Global Partner 

FENEACIES: Student Film Festival 

AIFF invites you to VOICES OF OUR YOUTH program on Saturday, Nov 4, 12 pm. A reception will be held following the student screenings. Come and meet Jorge Cancela, Director of the Student Film Festival in Montevideo, Uruguay. There will be opportunity for interesting conversation about Punta del Este, the Silicon Valley of Uruguay and more.

Preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYR2aWm52yQ

Mothers Out Front

Vanessa Rule, together

with Mothers Out Front started this orgnization ten years ago in a

living room. It’s so exciting to think that a decade later, this movement

is 35,000 strong – powered by thousands of moms and

allies like you.

On October 21, I hope you will join us from your living room to celebrate a remarkable first decade and raise resources for the next one.

Saturday, Oct 21

10-11:30 am PT

1-2:30 pm ET

 https://www.mothersoutfront.org/

Sponsor of AIFF 

Cambridge

Immigration Law

"The team at Cambridge Immigration Law works together with our clients to achieve their immigration goals.

We offer empathy and transparency

throughout your immigration legal process so that you can focus on your professional, academic, family and personal goals.

While we serve clients nationwide and internationally, we also take great joy in our connection to the Cambridge community where we work, live, and raise our families.

It is our pleasure to work with clients

who are also our neighbors."

https://cambridgeimmigrationlaw.com

November 2 to 5 | Capitol Theatre 

Cara Feinberg

Boston Filmmaker 

LockShop

Winner of Best Int'l Doc 2023

FENACIES, Montevideo, Uruguay

Indie Division

LockShop, an AIFF Official Selection in 2020 was submitted by AIFF as part of the Global Partnership we share with FENACIES, a festival in Montevideo, Uruguay 

and its mission

to promote

Massachusetts Indie Filmmakers.

Join us for the AIFF KICK-OFF

October 16, 7pm

The Venue, Lexington, MA

for a screening of 

LockShop!

Sponsor of AIFF 

Judy Weinberg 

Judy Weinberg 

REALTOR®

319 Mass Ave | Arlington, MA

617-930-8154 

https://www.judyweinberg.com/

Pintxo Pincho Tapas Bar

You don't need to travel to Spain

to try out authentic tapas when you have Pintxo Pincho Tapas Bar.

A beautiful and intimate restaurant that's dimly lit with mosaic

Spanish-inspired decor right in downtown Woburn.

Come join us and try your favorite Tapa along with your favorite drink.

https://pintxopincho.com/

Many thanks to the Massachusetts Cultural Council for their support of

The 2023 Arlington Int'l Film Festival 

2023 COMMUNITY SPONSORS

13 Forest Gallery - 48th Hour Film Project, Boston - Acitron Restaurant - Arlington Community Media, Inc - Arlington Council On Aging - Arlington Jazz Festival - Arlington Commission for Arts & Culture (ACAC) - Avenue Appraisal Company - Bonnie Payne - Boston Rule Camera - Boston Palestine Film Festival - Brigham Square Apartments -Cara Feinberg, Filmmaker - Casa Esme - Cambridge Typewriter - Cambridge Immigration Law, P, C, in Cambridge - CINEFest Latino Film Festival David Lenoir, Real Estate Agent - David Sarkissian Armenian Filmmaker - virtual social platform Uk & US - FICIE, Elche Int'l Film Festival, Spain -  FINACIES: Students Film festival, Montevideo, Uruguay - Fine Arts Theatre in Maynard  - Global Peace Film Festival, Florida - Hanami Sushi Bar & Grill in Belmont - High Output - Homewood Suites in Arlington - Home Depot, Watertown - Irving House, Cambridge - Jose's Torta Mexicana - Jesus Soria, MMS, Short Film Distribution Agency in Spain - Judy Weinberg, Leading Edge Real Estate - Ken Field musician - Louise B. Popkin - Lesley Ellis School - KUMON, Arlington - Litter Kids Academy, Arlington - Mass Cultural Council - Mass College of Arts, Illustration Department -Massachusetts Immigrant Collaborative  - Mary Elmer - Menotomy Bar & Grill - Mike Oliver, Medford - Network for Social Justice in Winchester - Omar's World of Comics, Lexington - Pintxo Pincho Tapas Bar Restaurant in Woburn - PRALINE French Patisserie in Cambridge & Belmont  - Peter Fuller Motors, Watertown - Rena Lusin Bitmez, Armenian filmmaker - Roma Fashion Film Festival, Rome, Italy - Ted Peluso - The Roasted Granola - Stop & Shop, Arlington - Saoirse Loftus-Reid Filmmakers  - Social Equity Access Fund in Boston - STK International in UK - Taiwan Film Festival Boston - The Roasted Granola - Town Tavern, Arlington - The Real Italian Gusto in Medford - Trader Joe's, Arlington - Tryst Restaurant in Arlington - UMATV, Malden - Vinotta Italian Restaurant in Waltham -  Watertown Savings Bank - Wed In Love, Madrid, Spain -Yourarlington.com -  ZA Restaurant, Arlington  

Follow our supporters 

arlingtonfilmfest@gmail.com | 857-209-1122 

 https://www.aiffest.org