Johns Hopkins SAIS to host on September 25 film screening and discussion with Maziar Bahari, director of "82 Names: Syria, Please Don't Forget Us"
MEDIA ADVISORY
Documentary film "82 Names: Syria, Please Don't Forget Us" by director Maziar Bahari will be screened at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). The event is presented by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and The Big Picture forum of the school's Foreign Policy Institute. Following the screening, Bahari and FPI Fellow Shamila Chaudhary will discuss the making of the film and its subject, Syrian human rights activist Mansour Omari, who was imprisoned for nine months and tortured by the Assad regime. The film documents Omari's efforts to record the names of his 82 cellmates by smuggling out scraps of clothes.
Time and Date
Film screening: 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Discussion with the director: 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, September 25, 2018
Location
Johns Hopkins SAIS
Kenney Herter Auditorium
1740 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Registration
The event is on the record and open to print media only; media cameras are not permitted. Members of the working press can request to cover the event for print by sending their RSVP to Stephanie Papa at [email protected]. Final media access will be confirmed at least one day prior to the event.
Media Contact
Stephanie Papa
Johns Hopkins SAIS Foreign Policy Institute
+1 (202) 663-5911 office
+1 (203) 570-2630 mobile
[email protected]
About the Foreign Policy Institute
The Foreign Policy Institute (FPI) of Johns Hopkins SAIS was established in 1980 to unite the worlds of scholarship and policy in the search for realistic answers to international issues facing the United States and the world. FPI seeks to advance practically oriented research and discussion about foreign policy. To this end, it organizes research initiatives and study groups, and hosts leaders from around the world as resident or non-resident fellows in fields including international policy, business, journalism, and academia.
The Big Picture is a forum housed at FPI that explores international affairs through arts and culture. The forum is guided by a commitment to collaboration, dialogue, and exploration with thoughtful, impact-oriented, and creative partners.
About Johns Hopkins SAIS
A division of Johns Hopkins University, the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) is a global institution that offers students an international perspective on today's critical issues. For 75 years, Johns Hopkins SAIS has produced great leaders, thinkers, and practitioners of international relations. Public leaders and private sector executives alike seek the counsel of the faculty, whose ideas and research inform and shape policy. Johns Hopkins SAIS offers a global perspective across three campus locations: Bologna, Italy; Nanjing, China; and Washington, D.C. The school's interdisciplinary curriculum is strongly rooted in the study of international economics, international relations, and regional studies, preparing students to address multifaceted challenges in the world today.
For more information, visit sais-jhu.edu or @SAISHopkins
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