BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//6.4.10.2//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:3463@thedccenter.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181103T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181103T140000 DTSTAMP:20180927T211752Z URL:https://thedccenter.org/events/mrgaysyria/ SUMMARY:Reel Affirmations Film Festival Screening: Mr. Gay Syria DESCRIPTION:Thank you to our presenting Platinum Sponsor\n \n\n Mr. Gay S yria\n\nDirected by  Ayse Toprak\nTurkey | Germany | Malta | France/DOCUM ENTARY/ 85 mins \nArabic With English Subtitles\nClick here for the film's trailer\n\n\n\n \;\n\n\nBUY TICKETS NOW\n\n\n\n\nBUY PASSES NOW\n\n\n Mr. Gay Syria follows two gay Syrian refugees who are trying to rebuild th eir lives. Husein is a barber in Istanbul\, living a double life between h is conservative family and his gay identity. Mahmoud is the founder of Syr ia's LGBTI movement and is a refugee in Berlin. What brings them together is a dream: to participate in an international beauty contest as an escape from their trapped lives and an answer to their invisibility. Will the dr eam come true or will the refugee crisis and the harsh consequences of bei ng gay in the Muslim world shatter it to pieces?\nThank you to our Produce r Level Sponsors\n \nThank you to our libation sponsor\n \nThank you to our community/media partners\n\n\n\n \;\n\n\n \n\n\n \;\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://thedccenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/ 09/mr-gay-syria-still-3-e1538082343107.jpg CATEGORIES:Center Arts,Global,Men,Reel Affirmations LOCATION:Gala Hispanic Theatre\, 3333 14th Street NW\, Washington\, Distric t of Columbia\, 20009\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=3333 14th Street NW\, Washi ngton\, District of Columbia\, 20009\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X- TITLE=Gala Hispanic Theatre:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20180311T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR