The Elon community is invited to a screening of “Captain Abu Raed”, a film produced by Laith Majali ’05, the 2010 Commencement speaker. The screening begins at 7:30 p.m. in McCrary Theatre. All are welcome.
“Captain Abu Raed” tells the story of a lonely janitor at Amman’s International Airport who finds a discarded captain’s hat in the trash at work. A neighborhood boy spots Raed wearing the hat on his way home and believes the man is an airline pilot.
Raed wakes up the next day to find a group of neighborhood children waiting eagerly at his door. A friendship ensues, and Raed takes the children around the globe through his colorful, fictional stories and encourages them to follow their dreams.
It’s an endearing story that you won’t want to miss.