[Reader-list] Celebrate Earth Day: Garbage Dreams Online Screening

[rohitrellan at aol.in]

Celebrate Earth Day with Online Screening of Garbage Dreams, an Eye 
Opening Documentary about a Community in Cairo

Who are Far Ahead of Modern "Green" Initiatives



Exclusive Screening on PBS' Independent Lens Fan Page on Facebook and 
Livestream


"...GARBAGE DREAMS makes a compelling case that modernization does not 
always equal progress." - Al Gore



In honor of Earth Day, PBS series Independent Lens will present an 
exclusive screening of the highly acclaimed documentary, Garbage 
Dreams,http://www.itvs.org/films/garbage-dreams

   by Mai Iskander on Thursday, April 21, 6:00pm PT / 9:00pm ET on the 
Independent Lens  Livestream channel, 
http://www.livestream.com/independentlens.



The exclusive free live screening event will feature a Q & A with 
Filmmaker Mai Iskander who will also provide an update about life in 
Egypt for the Zaballeen post the historic revolution.



The Garbage Dreams film is also accompanied by the  Garbage Dreams 
game, in which players assume the role of the Zaballeen. The game 
demonstrates that recycling is not just good for the environment; it's 
also sound economic practice. GarbageDreams

will be rebroadcast on the PBS Independent Lens series May 31st (Check 
Local Listings).



About the Filmmaker

Mai Iskander (producer, director, cinematographer) has worked as a 
cinematographer on TV shows for A&E, PBS, and LOGO, and has filmed 
numerous dramatic films (Roof Sex) and commercials. She has had the 
privilege of working with the legendary Albert Maysles on the 
documentary Profiles of a Peacemaker Iskander recently returned from 
Tchad, where she worked with Academy Award Nominee Edet Belzberg on her 
documentary Watchers of the Sky.