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Faisalabad, August 21, 2007-- U.S. Consulate Lahore Public Affairs Officer Kathleen Eagen and Faisalabad District Nazim Rana Zahid Mahmood inaugurate American Film Festival and poster exhibition “Art on the Edge” at Faisalabad Arts Council.
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Faisalabad – U.S. Consulate’s Public Affairs Officer Kathleen Eagen said that she was “honored to showcase American culture in Faisalabad” as she inaugurated an exhibit and American Film Festival in this major industrial city today.
“As Pakistan celebrates its 60th Birth Anniversary and looks towards the future, it is interesting to watch classic American movies that capture the colonial era in South Asia,” remarked the U.S. diplomat at the Faisalabad Arts Council, venue for the film festival “Raj in the Eyes of Hollywood.”
Inaugurating an exhibit at the Faisalabad Art Gallery earlier, Ms. Eagen said that the work displayed “reflects the great imaginative variety” of the contemporary American art scene. Titled “Art on the Edge,” the photographic exhibit represents works by 17 upcoming American artists covering a range of mediums, styles, traditions and technologies.
“Those who view this sampling of art will experience some of the American nation's fundamental values -- innovation, diversity, freedom, individualism, competitive excellence -- in ways that go well beyond words,” she stressed.
Films being screened in the festival include “The Man Who Would be King,” “Gunga Din”, “The Rains Came”, “Kim” and “Wee Willie Winkie.” The festival and the exhibit will conclude on August 23, 2007.
During her visit to Faisalabad, Ms. Kathleen Eagen also delivered a talk at the Mass Communication Department, Government College University.
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