The Dryden will screen Abouna (Our Father) (Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, Chad/France/Netherlands 2002, 81 min., 35mm, French and Arabic w/subtitles) as part of the Mahamat-Saleh Haroun series.

Fifteen-year-old Tahir and eight-year-old Amine wake up one morning and discover that their father is missing. The brothers decide to find him and wander through town. Deeply disturbed by his sudden disappearance, they begin to hang out, play hooky, and go to the movies. At the cinema, they think they see their father starring in one of the films on screen. They steal the film reels and look for his face on the film, but the police arrest them. Weary of their antics, their mother sends them away to a Koranic school. At the school, very unhappy, they plan their escape.

[source: George Eastman Museum calendar, 2017-Jan-30]