{"id":7135,"date":"2013-10-10T14:48:55","date_gmt":"2013-10-10T19:48:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/?p=7135"},"modified":"2013-10-10T14:49:59","modified_gmt":"2013-10-10T19:49:59","slug":"npt-and-scarritt-bennett-center-screen-and-discuss-arab-american-stories-october-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/2013\/10\/10\/npt-and-scarritt-bennett-center-screen-and-discuss-arab-american-stories-october-25\/","title":{"rendered":"NPT and Scarritt-Bennett Center Screen and Discuss `Arab American Stories` October 25"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Film shows complexities of the Arab American experience and features those with mission to help the wider community; Nashville Arab Americans to be part of discussion<\/strong><\/p>\n

Continuing a partnership and tradition that began more than three years ago with the\u00a0Next Door Neighbors<\/strong><\/em><\/a> project, Nashville Public Television<\/b><\/a> (NPT) and the Scarritt-Bennett Center <\/b><\/a>invite the community to a free screening and discussion of excerpts from the PBS documentary, Arab American Stories: Serving the Nation<\/em><\/a><\/strong>, on Friday, October 25 from 6:00-7:30 p.m. at Scarritt-Bennett Center (Fondren Building). After the documentary, attendees are invited to get a better understanding of issues discussed in the documentary as Nashville Arab Americans offer their thoughts and answer questions in a follow-up panel discussion. The event co-presented by the American Muslim Advisory Council is free, but RSVPs are suggested by registering at http:\/\/conta.cc\/19M54d6<\/a><\/strong>, calling <\/b>615.340.7557 or emailing <\/b>programs@scarrittbennett.org<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Scarritt-Bennett Center is located at 1008 19th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee 37212.<\/p>\n

Arab American Stories: Serving The Nation<\/strong><\/em> shows the complexities of the Arab American experience and <\/b>features Arab Americans who all have a mission to help the wider community. They include a <\/b>cardiologist, a sergeant from a sheriff\u2019s department, and a priest in an orthodox church. The complete 13-part series is produced by Detroit Public Television and hosted by NPR\u2019s Neda Ulaby<\/b>. Each half hour features three short, character driven documentaries produced by a variety of independent filmmakers which profile Arab Americans making an impact in their community, their profession, their family or the world at large.<\/p>\n

The screening is another in the partnership between NPT and Scarritt-Bennett Center that began in 2009 with a screening and discussion of an episode of NPT\u2019s award-winning \u201cNext Door Neighbors\u201d series. Since then, the two non-profits dedicated to education, dialogue and cultural understanding have co-presented screenings and events around NPT\u2019s original documentary series \u201cChildren\u2019s Health Crisis\u201d and \u201cAmerican Graduate,\u201d as well as national programs.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Next Door Neighbors<\/em> series includes in-depth web content at http:\/\/wnpt.org\/productions\/nextdoorneighbors<\/a><\/strong> , public forums and panel discussions after each of the four programs.<\/p>\n

Major support for Next Door Neighbors<\/em> is provided by The Nissan Foundation, The HCA Foundation on behalf of HCA and the TriStar Family of Hospitals and a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The project is supported by a partnership with the Vanderbilt University Center for Nashville Studies which provides valuable research and community outreach.<\/p>\n

Watch the trailer for Arab American Stories: Serving the Nation<\/strong><\/em>:<\/p>\n