UNIFEM-USNC/Chicago Chapter Announces Film Screening of 'Beyond Belief'

UNIFEM-USNC/Chicago Chapter is proud to announce the Chicago premiere of the powerful documentary "Beyond Belief" and post-screening discussion with director Beth Murphy. UNIFEM is the United Nations Development Fund for Women, and it provides financial and technical assistance to foster women's empowerment and gender equality throughout the world. The Chicago Chapter of the United States National Committee, which was launched just over one year ago, hopes to make this event its biggest annual fund-raiser.

Chicago, IL (PRWEB) January 31, 2008 -- UNIFEM-USNC/Chicago Chapter proudly announces the Chicago premiere of the powerful documentary "Beyond Belief" and post-screening discussion with director Beth Murphy.

Join us for an unforgettable evening as we enjoy a reception and screening of the award-winning film that critics have called "inspiring and important."

Date: Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Place: Sofitel Hotel's Chicago/Paris ballroom

20 East Chestnut Street, Chicago, IL 60611

(312) 324-4000

Time: 6 p.m. Hors d'oeuvres and wine

7:30 p.m. Screening of "Beyond Belief"

9:30 p.m. Talk with director Beth Murphy

Tickets: $75

From the ashes of the World Trade Center to Kabul, two widowed American women leave their suburban homes and reach out to the most desperate villages in Afghanistan. In the process, they discover unlikely kinship with widows halfway around the world and a profound way to move beyond tragedy. Find out more about the "Beyond Belief" documentary (http://www.principlepictures.com/beyondbelief/index.html), its director Beth Murphy and Principle Pictures.

"'Beyond Belief' tells one of the most unique and moving stories to come out of 9/11. Every American who advocates killing in the names of the people who died that day should see it. For the rest of us, it's a sobering look at a country in crisis and an emotional journey taken with two awe-inspiring women." -- Daniel Holloway, Metro International

UNIFEM is the United Nations Development Fund for Women, providing financial and technical assistance to foster women's empowerment and gender equality throughout the world. Learn more about it at UNIFEM-USNC (http://www.unifemusa.org/).

The Chicago Chapter of UNIFEM's United States National Committee was launched just over one year ago and hopes to make this film event its biggest annual fund-raiser, raising awareness about women's issues around the world, as well as tapping into the energy and vitality of Chicago women who want to get involved. Visit the UNIFEM-USNC Chicago Chapter (http://www.unifemusa.org/?q=chapchi) and join today.

Purchase tickets online at the Chicago Chapter website (http://www.unifemusa.org/?q=chapchi) or by check made out to UNIFEM-USNC/Chicago Chapter by Feb. 28, 2008. Mail to:

UNIFEM-USNC/Chicago Chapter

P O Box 118476

Chicago, IL 60611

This event is generously sponsored by the JEROME H. STONE FAMILY FOUNDATION.

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