The Chicago Palestine Film Festival with Nina Shoman

In this episode of Ventures, Nina Shoman-Dajani, Executive Director of the Chicago Palestine Film Festival, tells the story of how the organization began and shares a behind-the-scenes look at how the film festival comes together each year. She also offers some movie recommendations from the CPFF archives, and films she’s looking forward to watching at the May 2022 film fest. This episode was hosted and produced by Nora Kane.

Dr. Nina Shoman-Dajani is an Assistant Dean at Moraine Valley Community College and adjunct professor in Middle Eastern Studies at Saint Xavier University. She is the Executive Director of the Chicago Palestine Film Festival and is also a board member for the Arab American Studies Association.

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