The Little will screen Soufra (Thomas A. Morgan, U.S. / Lebanon 2017, 73 min.) followed by a Videoconference Discussion with director Thomas Morgan as part of the Witness Palestine series.

We hope you'll agree that this film has quite a different flavor. From the director's statement, "Delicious food, an inspiring entrepreneur, a true underdog pursuing a seemingly impossible goal, and learning to drive for the first time at age 42? These, I believe, are the ingredients of a great story." Soufra focuses on Mariam Shaar, whose family took refuge in Lebanon from 1948 Palestine. Job opportunities for refugees are sparse; she decided to start a food-truck business in Beirut. She founded the titular company; "Soufra" means a big fancy table, she said.

[source: Little Theatre calendar, 2019-Oct-14]