‘Captain Abu Raed’ flies from Jordan to London

Film lovers are in for a treat as a special screening of 'Captain Abu Raed' from director Amin Matalqa with The Fabulous Picture Show is being held at the Everyman Cinema Club in Hampstead on Monday 18th February 2008.

One of the first independent features to emerge from Jordan, the film has already attracted major attention from the film industry – most noticeably winning the ‘World Cinema Audience Award’ at the Sundance Festival 2008 and ‘Best Actor Award’ at the Dubai International Film Festival 2007.

Captain Abu Raed is a universal story of friendship, inspiration and heroism set in contemporary Jordan. Abu Raed is a lonely janitor at Amman’s International Airport. Never having realized his dreams of seeing the world, he experiences it vicariously through books and brief encounters with travelers. Finding a discarded Captain’s hat in the trash at work one day, he is followed by a neighbourhood boy who spots him wearing it as he walks home.

The next morning he wakes up to find a group of local children at his door, believing him to be an airline pilot and thus the friendship begins. Happy for the company and attention, he takes the children to colourful places around the world through his fictional stories and inspires them to believe in their own ambitions.

After the screening, audience members will have the chance to discuss the issues raised by the film with its director Amin Matalqa and lead actor Nadim Sawalha in a Question & Answer session hosted by journalist Amanda Palmer.

The Fabulous Picture show is a free event during which a film is screened and afterwards the audience is invited to discuss some issues raised by the film.

Doors opening at 12pm at the Everyman Cinema Club in Hampstead.

To apply for tickets please visit Standing Room Only at Sroaudiences.com.

For more information on the film please visit Captainaburaed.com.

For further information about Jordan, visit Visitjordan.com.