“Watching the Moon at Night” Film Screening - NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY

About the Event

Watching the Moon at Night – a 90 minute creative documentary with a personal tone, looks at contemporary terrorism and anti-Semitism. Filmed in six countries,Watching the Moon at Night focuses on the victims’ experiences and juxtaposes them against the views of world experts in this field. As a result, the film goes far beyond the stereotyped perception of terrorism.

Historian Walter Laqueur, Philosopher André Glucksmann, Historian Robert Wistrich, Lawyer Anthony Julius, Memorial President Sergei Kovalev, Writer and Dissident Vladimir Bukovsky, Chechen lawyer Lidia Yusopova, Anthropologist Joanna Tokarska-Bakir, Journalist Kostek Gebert, Dr Zudi Jasser with Syrian background, Iranian Philosopher Ramin Jahanbegloo, Ambassador for Combating Anti-Semitism Hannah Rosenthal and Psychologist Henry Abramovitch, are among the film’s featured experts.

Following the film screening, there will be a panel discussion featuring:

Bo Persson

Film Maker

Jeffrey Herbst

Newseum President

Walter Reich

Yitzhak Rabin Professor of Int’l Affairs, Ethics, and Human Behavior GWU Elliott School of International Affairs

Bruce Hoffman

Professor and Director at Georgetown University’s Center for Security Studies

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In anticipation of the event, you can view the trailer here.

NOTE: All guests must RSVP to be admitted. All guests must enter the Newseum through the C Street (Group Entrance). Guests should arrive no earlier than 1:30pm. The film will start promptly at 2:30pm. Guests will NOT be allowed to enter after 2:45pm.

WHERE: Newseum – 555 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC 20001

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