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FEBRUARY 9, 2021
STXfilms
THE MAURITANIAN
FILM: 7:00 PM (PST) | Q&A: 9:10 PM (PST)
Before registering for this screening, you should know that a small security watermark will appear periodically on screen.
This British-American legal thriller is based on the true story of Mohamedou Ould Salahi. Held without charge for fourteen years by the U.S. government in Guantanamo Bay detention camp, Salahi (Tahar Rahim) finds allies in defense attorney Nancy Hollander (Jodie Foster) and her associate Teri Duncan (Shailene Woodley). Their pursuit of justice, along with evidence uncovered by formidable military prosecutor, Lt. Colonel Stuart Couch (Benedict Cumberbatch), eventually reveals Salahi’s shocking experience.
Q&A immediately following screening with Academy Award-winning director Kevin Macdonald, two-time Academy Award-winning actor Jodie Foster, and actor Tahar Rahim
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KEVIN MACDONALD
Director Kevin Macdonald’s films include One Day in September, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. Other noteworthy films and documentaries include, The Last King of Scotland, State of Play, the Black Sea, How I Live Now, Touching the Void, Marley, and Whitney.
JODIE FOSTER
Ms. Foster is an award-winning American actor, director, and producer. She has received two Academy Awards, three British Academy Film Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and the Cecil B. DeMille Award, and she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. As an actor, she is best known to audiences for her roles in the feature films Taxi Driver, The Accused and The Silence of the Lambs.
TAHAR RAHIM
French born actor, Tahar Rahim is best known for his starring role as Malik El Djebena in the award-winning French movie A Prophet by Jacques Audiard. His other feature film roles include The Looming Tower, Mary Magdalene, The Past, and Day of the Falcon.
PETE HAMMOND | Host of the KCET Cinema Series
Pete is currently the Chief Film Critic for Deadline Hollywood. For the past 9 years he has also been Awards Editor and Columnist for Deadline where he covers the Oscar and Emmy Seasons. He came to Deadline from the Los Angeles Times where he covered the awards seasons for The Envelope and LA Times.com. He is widely considered to be one of the pre-eminent awards season analysts for film and television.
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GET INVOLVED!
The Virtual KCET Cinema Series is made possible by ticket sales, membership passes, and sponsorships. To discuss sponsorship opportunities by individuals, businesses or charitable foundations, please contact Michele Garza, series producer, at mgarza@pmgsocal.org. The Virtual KCET Cinema Series is presented by Mitzi Ash Blahd and the MaddocksBrown Foundation. To learn more about the KCET Cinema Series, or to register to attend the upcoming film screenings, please visit kcet.org/cinemaseries. Join the conversation on social media using #KCETCinemaSeries, #Lumiere.
FEBRUARY 9, 2021
STXfilms
THE MAURITANIAN
FILM: 7:00 PM (PST) | Q&A: 9:10 PM (PST)
Before registering for this screening, you should know that a small security watermark will appear periodically on screen.
This British-American legal thriller is based on the true story of Mohamedou Ould Salahi. Held without charge for fourteen years by the U.S. government in Guantanamo Bay detention camp, Salahi (Tahar Rahim) finds allies in defense attorney Nancy Hollander (Jodie Foster) and her associate Teri Duncan (Shailene Woodley). Their pursuit of justice, along with evidence uncovered by formidable military prosecutor, Lt. Colonel Stuart Couch (Benedict Cumberbatch), eventually reveals Salahi’s shocking experience.
Q&A immediately following screening with Academy Award-winning director Kevin Macdonald, two-time Academy Award-winning actor Jodie Foster, and actor Tahar Rahim
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KEVIN MACDONALD
Director Kevin Macdonald’s films include One Day in September, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. Other noteworthy films and documentaries include, The Last King of Scotland, State of Play, the Black Sea, How I Live Now, Touching the Void, Marley, and Whitney.
JODIE FOSTER
Ms. Foster is an award-winning American actor, director, and producer. She has received two Academy Awards, three British Academy Film Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and the Cecil B. DeMille Award, and she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. As an actor, she is best known to audiences for her roles in the feature films Taxi Driver, The Accused and The Silence of the Lambs.
TAHAR RAHIM
French born actor, Tahar Rahim is best known for his starring role as Malik El Djebena in the award-winning French movie A Prophet by Jacques Audiard. His other feature film roles include The Looming Tower, Mary Magdalene, The Past, and Day of the Falcon.
PETE HAMMOND | Host of the KCET Cinema Series
Pete is currently the Chief Film Critic for Deadline Hollywood. For the past 9 years he has also been Awards Editor and Columnist for Deadline where he covers the Oscar and Emmy Seasons. He came to Deadline from the Los Angeles Times where he covered the awards seasons for The Envelope and LA Times.com. He is widely considered to be one of the pre-eminent awards season analysts for film and television.
__________________________________________________________________________
GET INVOLVED!
The Virtual KCET Cinema Series is made possible by ticket sales, membership passes, and sponsorships. To discuss sponsorship opportunities by individuals, businesses or charitable foundations, please contact Michele Garza, series producer, at mgarza@pmgsocal.org. The Virtual KCET Cinema Series is presented by Mitzi Ash Blahd and the MaddocksBrown Foundation. To learn more about the KCET Cinema Series, or to register to attend the upcoming film screenings, please visit kcet.org/cinemaseries. Join the conversation on social media using #KCETCinemaSeries, #Lumiere.