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Happy Birthday

Location
Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts
Address
733 Rivers Street, Boone, NC 28607

Global Film Series

In Arabic with English subtitles

Egypt / Not rated / Directed by Sarah Goher / 2025 / Drama / 91 minutes

Eight-year-old maid Toha goes to great lengths to ensure that her best friend Nelly, the daughter of her wealthy employer, has a successful birthday party in this poignant debut feature exploring classism, power, and belonging in modern-day Cairo.

Join us for a post-show talkback with film series curator Dale Pollock, as he discusses the movie in deeper context.

THEME
The theme for this year’s series is Human Connection

Tickets

Contact theschaefercenter@appstate.edu, call 828-262-4046, visit the box office at the Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts, or purchase online.

TICKETS ON SALE: April 15 at 10am

$10 General Admission

All tickets are subject to NC sales tax.
Online sales are subject to ticket fees.

Parking

Parking can be challenging, particularly for sold-out events. Please allow extra time to park and arrive at the theatre before showtime. See map for parking recommendations.

Accommodations

App State is committed to providing an inclusive experience for individuals with disabilities. If accommodations are needed in order to fully participate on the basis of a disability, contact the Office of Disability Resources (828-262-3056). It is recommended that accommodation requests be made two weeks prior to the event.

Parking map for App Summer 2025 events

About the curator

Dale M. Pollock, a writer, film producer, filmmaker and author, has served as head film critic for Daily Variety, chief entertainment correspondent for the Los Angeles Times, Dean of the School of Filmmaking at the (then) North Carolina School of the Arts, and Professor of Cinema Studies at NCSA, among other illustrious roles. He was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in the early 1980s, wrote Skywalking: The Life and Films of George Lucas, and his first work of fiction, Chopped: A Novel, is available in print, e-book, and audiobook. Pollock continues to teach Continuing Education classes at UNCSA, along with programming the Weicholz Global Film Series as part of An Appalachian Summer.
Dale M. Pollock

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