NOVEMBER 2014 ENVISION PROGRAM
Wednesday November 19, 2014
Made in New York Media Center by IFP
30 John Street, Brooklyn, NY

6:30pm
Photography Exhibition Opening
"Children of Immigrants"
Quetzal Maucci, The New York Times
7:00pm Welcome
Joana Vicente, Executive Director, IFP
Maher Nasser, Acting Head, United Nations Department of Public Information

7:10pm Screening: Poet Against Prejudice
Directed by Faiza Almontaser
An autobiographical documentary that demonstrates how a young Muslim girl living in Brooklyn overcame prejudice and bullying in the aftermath of 9/11.
(USA, 2014, 25 minutes)
7:40pm In Conversation
Faiza Almontaser, "Poet Against Prejudice," director
Cynthia Lowen, "Bully," producer
Special guest from the United Nations High Commission on Human Rights to come.