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DESCRIPTION:\nFilm evenings begin with optional potluck refreshments and social hour at 
  6:30 pm,\nfollowed by the film at  7:30 pm, followed by a discussion after 
 the film.\n\nBab’Aziz:\nThe Prince who Contemplated his Soul\n\nBy Nacer 
 Khemir\n\nA visual poem of incomparable beauty, this masterpiece begins 
 with the story of a blind dervish, Bab’Aziz, and his spirited 
 granddaughter, Ishtar.  Together they trek across the Arabian desert in 
 search of a great reunion of dervishes that takes place just once every 30 
 years.  With no clear road, path, or compass, Bab’Aziz uses his nomadic 
 dervish instincts to guide them in the right direction.  A dervish is a 
 person who chooses to enter a world of poverty and love and who abandons 
 society to wander the desert.  To keep Ishtar entertained, Bab’Aziz 
 relays Sufi tales from generations past.  Most compelling is the ancient 
 story of a handsome prince who relinquished his realm in order to remain 
 next to a small pool in the desert, staring into its depths while 
 contemplating his soul.  This prince had become intrigued by the image of a 
 lone gazelle in the desert.  He jumps on his beautifully plumed horse and 
 gives chase.  However, the gazelle is more agile and faster than the horse, 
 and soon leads the prince further into the desert.  Miraculously, the horse 
 finds its way back to the palace without its master.  After a short time, a 
 wandering dervish finds the despairing prince in the desert, transfixed on 
 his reflection in a pool of water.  He wishes to be left alone with his 
 reflections.  After many moons of contemplating his reflection, he realizes 
 his true nature and adopts the life of a dervish.  As this take unfolds, 
 the two encounter other travelers with stories of their own.\n\nFilled with 
 magnificent images and wonderful music, this  breathtaking film is a 
 fairytale-like story of longing and belonging, filmed in the enchanting and 
 ever-shifting sandscapes of Tunisia and Iran.  All of Nacer Khemir’s 
 narratives stress the value of true introspection, as opposed to 
 self-absorption, and convey a sense of cultural continuity.\n\n\nWheelchair 
 accessible around the corner at  411  28th  Street\n\n$5 donations are 
 accepted\n\n\n\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/04/28/18645999.php
SUMMARY:Bab’Aziz
LOCATION:Humanist Hall\n390  27th  Street\nmidtown Oakland, between Telegraph and 
 Broadway\nhttp://www.HumanistHall.org \n
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/04/28/18645999.php
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