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07:00 PM » SEEDS Documentary screening, Minneapolis

Friday October 15th, 7 p.m.
Saturday October 16th, 4 p.m.

CENTRAL STANDARD FILM FESTIVAL
St. Anthony Main - 125 Main Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55414

SEEDS a documentary film by Marjan Safinia & Joseph Boyle

"..a spectacular film...truly impressive"
Judy Woodruff, CNN

"SEEDS beautifully captures the difficult and inspiring journey of teenagers toward dialog and understanding with their
traditional enemies. Adults can only aspire to such bravery."
Michelle Pearl, Vice President, The Daniel Pearl Foundation

An excellent film to see with your kids, and for families to see together. Uplifting, poignant and inspiring, this film
is the perfect antidote to all the madness in our world.

Find out more about the film at www.seedsthemovie.com

SEEDS, an exceptional documentary, introduces us to ten courageous teenagers trying to accomplish what most adults can
never bring themselves to do: sit down in peace to face their enemy. Every summer, kids from war-torn countries gather
together for three life-changing weeks at the Seeds of Peace International Camp in Maine. Back home, itâ^À^Ùs impossible
to believe that a Palestinian can share a bunk, let alone a laugh or a hug, with an Israeli; unimaginable for an Indian
to speak freely with a Pakistani; inconceivable for an American to gain insight into an Afghan. But in the woods of
Maine, they share their dreams and fears and try to see beyond the prejudices that divide them.

Like a grown-up, harder-edged heir to the Academy Award nominated documentary Promises, SEEDS shows that coexistence,
even temporary, is tough work, and often elusive. SEEDS intimately documents this difficult journey, where there are no
superficial resolutions. At times, the teenagers seem more enlightened than their leaders, but after a year back at
homeâ^À^Ôwhere the word peace has very little meaningâ^À^Ôcan they hold onto what they have learned? SEEDS sends a
strong message of hope in a media landscape that is bursting with images of violence and intolerance.

In the words of one of the kids, "in order to make peace with your enemy, you have to go to war with yourself."