BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//com.denhaven2/NONSGML ri_cal gem//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:A documentary work-in-progress about Mali's Festival au Des ert\, considered the most remote music festival in the world\, will be screened on Thursday\, June 7 at the Takoma Park Community Center from 7:30-9:30 pm. \; This is a free program which is open to the public.  \; This screening is organized by the Silver Spring-based film non profit\, Docs In Progress and is presented as part of the city's We Ar e Takoma series. \; This program is supported by funding from the A rts &\; Humanities Council of Montgomery County and the Maryland Hum anities Council.\nDocs In Progress screenings provide an opportunity for local and visiting documentary filmmakers to screen their unfinished films to an audience and get valuable feedback. After screening the fi lm\, a facilitator from Docs In Progress will moderate a feedback sess ion with the audience. This honest and constructive feedback is aimed at helping the filmmakers get to the next stage of completing and dist ributing the film.\nABOUT THE FILM\nEssakane Unveiled is produced by l ocal filmmakers Kiley Kraskouskas\, Leola Calzolai-Stewart\, and Andrea Pappito. \; From the bustling streets of Bamako to the desolate dune s of the Sahara\, \;Essakane Unveiled takes us to the most remote mu sic festival in the world\, Festival au Desert. Founded to foster cultu ral exchange and economic development\, the music festival has grown in to a world-class event which has drawn many western musicians (from Bon o to Jimmy Buffet to Robert Plant) to jam with Malian\, Tuareg\, and We st African musicians. \; As the fate of the festival hangs in the b alance amidst a violent standoff between rebel Tuaregs and the Malian g overnment\, this film looks at the power of music for international und erstanding.\nADMISSION\nThis is a free event which is open to the gener al public. \; No tickets or RSVP are required. \; Seating is on a first come\, first served basis.ABOUT DOCS IN PROGRESS\nDocs In Progr ess is a Silver Spring-based non-profit arts organization dedicated to empowering independent documentary filmmakers to make better films by g iving them the tools to foster and improve their storytelling skills in all stages of the filmmaking process. Docs In Progress also works to e ngage the general public around documentary film through screenings\, s alons\, and other public programs. Its signature work-in-progress scree ning series has been presented at various venues in the Washington DC M etro area since 2004. URL:http://takomapark.patch.com/events/docs-in-progress-film-screening-of -essakane-unveiled SUMMARY:Docs In Progress Film Screening of ESSAKANE UNVEILED LOCATION:Takoma Park Community Center Auditorium: 7500 Maple Ave\, Takoma Park\, MD END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR