Persistence of Vision

The New York Times calls has this to say about MPI's Marina of the Zabbaleen: "Filled with glancing light and happy faces, "Marina of the Zabbaleen," Engi Wassef's compassionate documentary about a poor community of garbage recyclers, fights hard to sweeten the misery of its surroundings." Read the whole thing--and see the film for yourself at the Imaginasian Theater, 239 East 59th Street, New York, NY, from September 11-17. The film will also play in LA, at the Laemmle Grand, from September 16-22.