Wednesday October 10, 2012

OCTOBER MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR

SLAIN SYRIAN STUDENT BASSEL SHAHADE

 
Malek Jandali and Mohamed Alsiadi will play in Syracuse on October 10 to
honor Bassel Shehade

 

The Syracuse International Film Festival 2012 welcomes Syrian composer/pianist/activist Malek Jandali (www.malekjandali.com) and musician Mohamed Alsiadi to Syracuse on October 10 to lead an event honoring slain Syracuse University/College of Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA)  film student Bassel Shehade from Syria. Jandali will perform a concert on October 10 at 7pm in Setnor Auditorium on the SU campus. Jandali’s music will be performed along with the screening of videos made by Shehade.

 

In May 2012, Syracuse University student Bassel Shehade was killed in the fighting in Homs, Syria. Shehade had left behind his Fulbright Fellowship in the Film Program (CVPA) at Syracuse University to return to Syria and act as and train citizen journalists to document what was (and is still) taking place in his country.

 

The Syracuse International Film Festival announced it would dedicate the 2012 Syracuse International Film Festival to Bassel and Peace and Social Justice. The Film Festival then established a Festival award in his name. Bassel had been a student of Owen Shapiro (Festival Artistic Director) in the CVPA Film Program at Syracuse University. As a student, Bassel was the Director of the Videography Archival team for the 2011 Syracuse International Film Festival.

 

Concert proceeds will be used for a Festival Award to a filmmaker whose work focuses on social justice.

 

Details for October 10, 2012 – all events are on the campus of Syracuse University
10:00am - Memorial Service in memory of Bassel will be held at Hendrick's Chapel
2:00pm – Symposium on Bassel and Syria, Public Affairs Room, Maxwell School, with panelists, James Steinberg, Dean Maxwell School, journalist Rami Khouri, Malek Jandali, and Mohamed Alsiadi. Symposium to include the screening of several of Bassel's short films.
7:00pm – Malek Jandali and Mohamed Alsiadi in concert at Setnor Auditorium. Concert to include the screening of several of Bassel's short films. Concert Ticket donations are requested and range from $12 for students to $100 for sponsors of the event.

 

Tickets will be available and donations accepted at the door. Tickets can also be reserved by calling the Syracuse International Film Festival office at 315-443-8826.

 

FILM BY BASSEL SHAHADE 

Saturday morning gift   A Short Film by Bassel Shahade HD