SUNDAY March 9th, 5:30 PM MONDAY March 10th, 9:30 AM Youth Program FREE to high school students. Parents and general audience welcome at regular price. Tickets required, even for students, so please call to reserve seats. I AM - YOU ARE (Israel, 2001, 40 min., Hebrew/ Arabic w/subtitles.) Project of the Jerusalem Cinemateque, Gilli Mendel, Media and Film Education Officer. A collection of short films created by Jewish and Arab teenagers that explore their experiences, hopes and fears. Among the subjects: a journey through Jerusalem's old city, a portrait of a girl whose mother is Jewish and father is a Muslim Arab, a diverse group of caretakers at the zoo show how relationships can reach across cultures. In Person: Steve Steinbock, Founding Director of the Community Jewish Education Network (CJEN) of Southern Maine and author of three books on Judaism Teachers: Please click here for a more detailed description of this program Click here for a description of the I Am/You Are project at the Jerusalem Cinematheque Click here for teacher's study guide and reference materials. *Sponsored by Time Warner Cable of Maine *Youth Program made possible by a grant from the Simmons Foundation.

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