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WINNER: Noor Award for Outstanding Documentary
—San Francisco Arab Film Fest

WINNER: Special Mention Jury Award
—Salento International Film Fest

In 2003, the Bush Administration and the US media began referring to Syria and Iran in the same terms that had been used to justify the US invasion of Iraq. As a result, it was becoming ever more possible that attempts to destabilize Syria and Iran would have proceeded unopposed by a misinformed American public.

After hearing reports about the friendliness of the Syrian people that conflicted with what was being presented in the news, filmmaker Jean Marie Offenbacher decided that this contradiction deserved further exploration. She moved to Syria—alone—to record a portrait of life from all across the country, from the rural regions to the large urban centers and even to the halls of power in Damascus.

By presenting Syrians from all walks of life as they converse about their daily lives and discuss such topics as cultural tradition, globalism, religion and education—to name just a few—Tea on the Axis of Evil makes the moderate, genial voices of the Syrian people available for the rest of the world to hear.

*If you would like to have both the English and the French subtitled versions on DVD, total cost for both is $275. Please order one version or the other and email alex@arabfilm.com to indicate that you would like to receive both versions of the film.

Rental Information:
This film is available for festival and educational screenings and for television broadcast. For information regarding rental rates and formats, please contact institutions@arabfilm.com for theatrical and institutional/non-theatrical screenings, or festivals@arabfilm.com for festival rentals or television broadcast.

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