Columbia Global Centers | Amman presented the Columbia University public screening of the film Theeb on April 29, 2016.
The movie was filmed in Wadi Rum and depicts a bedouin story of brotherhood and betrayal. Set in 1916, Theeb lives with his Bedouin tribe in a forgotten corner of the Ottoman Empire when his life is interrupted with the arrival of a British Army Officer on a mysterious mission. The movie portrays the journey he embarks on through the harsh terrain that has, since the start of WWI, become the hunting ground of Ottoman mercenaries, Arab revolutionaries and outcast Bedouin raiders.
The screening was followed by a discussion with Naji Abu Nowar, writer/director, and Richard Peña, Professor of Film Studies at Columbia University. The event was co-sponsored by the Columbia Global Centers, Studio-X Amman, the Middle East Institute, the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, and The Film Program at Columbia University School of the Arts.