# Event Details - **Event Name**: Eternal Sentinel: Film Screening and Q&A - **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 23 Mar, 2026 at 12:00 pm – Mon, 23 Mar, 2026 at 01:30 pm - **Event Description**: Photographer and director Maryam Ashrafi screens her new film, Eternal Sentinel, following war correspondents wounded in Iraq and Syria.About this EventAbout the Film “Eternal Sentinel” follows Maryam Ashrafi’s journey as she meets journalists who have been wounded or have witnessed deadly incidents involving landmines and Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in Iraq and Syria. Through personal stories—including Maryam’s own trauma—the film sheds light on the urgent issue of landmines and IEDs, which claimed the lives of 31 journalists in Iraq and 14 in Syria between 2000 and 2022.By sharing these experiences, the film aims to open a conversation about the mental health challenges faced by journalists working in conflict zones, while also highlighting the long-term consequences of war—particularly the persistent threat posed by landmines and IEDs.About the Author Maryam Ashrafi is a Paris-based Iranian photographer. Born in Tehran during the Iran and Iraq war, Maryam is passionate for sociology which led her to focus her interest in social and socio-political issues in countries around the world. For several years, she has been working on different subjects: refugees in Paris, mobilization of the Kurdish and Iranian diasporas, the Indignant Movement in Paris and riots in Paris following different social and political issues around the world. Above all, as a freelance independent photographer, she has covered the aftermath of wars from Kobane in Northern Syria to Sinjar in Iraqi Kurdistan, until 2018. Her work on Kurdish resistance movements has been the subject of several exhibitions and publications, including the Guardian.She has published her first book; Rising Among Ruins, Dancing Amid Bullets, documenting the consequences of war and the lives of civilians returning to their homes. Her long-term work on Kurdish issues has also driven her to work as a camerawoman in documentaries such as “I Am The Revolution” and “Eternal Sentinel” as a director. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/philadelphia/eternal-sentinel-film-screening-and-qanda/100001980476705138 - **Event Categories**: entertainment, exhibitions, health-wellness, art, literary-art, mental-health - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Feternal-sentinel-film-screening-and-qa-tickets-1980476705138 - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Philadelphia - **state**: PA - **country**: United States - **location**: Annenberg School for Communication, Room 500 - **lat**: 39.952984 - **long**: -75.1958638 - **full address**: Annenberg School for Communication, Room 500, 3620 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, United States ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 10 - **organizer**: Center for Media at Risk (https://allevents.in/org/center-for-media-at-risk/23716097) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/fdb36212f6b614f25f31344845bce34ba09ee0d4582e33d302f9e8d86e95d61e-rimg-w1200-h600-dcd9d9d9-gmir.jpg?v=1768397465 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/8e20e7cf6a6e4f8b0a868eb23566bb7ce5e899833473a892773755e59f4ee200-rimg-w400-h400-dcdadada-gmir.jpg?v=1768397464 ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? - **A:** Mon, 23 Mar, 2026 at 12:00 pm - **Q**: Where is the event happening? - **A:** Annenberg School for Communication, Room 500, 3620 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, United States - **Q**: What is the ticket price? - **A:** starting from 0 up to 0 USD - **Q**: Who is organizing the event? - **A:** Center for Media at Risk - **Q**: What type of event is this? - **A:** entertainment, exhibitions, health-wellness, art, literary-art, mental-health - **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Eternal Sentinel: Film Screening and Q&A ? - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Eternal Sentinel: Film Screening and Q&A", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/fdb36212f6b614f25f31344845bce34ba09ee0d4582e33d302f9e8d86e95d61e-rimg-w1200-h600-dcd9d9d9-gmir.jpg?v=1768397465", "startDate": "2026-03-23", "endDate": "2026-03-23", "url": "https://allevents.in/philadelphia/eternal-sentinel-film-screening-and-qanda/100001980476705138", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Annenberg School for Communication, Room 500", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "3620 Walnut Street", "postalCode": "19104", "addressLocality": "Philadelphia", "addressRegion": "PA", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "39.952984", "longitude": "-75.1958638" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Photographer and director Maryam Ashrafi screens her new film, Eternal Sentinel, following war correspondents wounded in Iraq and Syria.", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-06", "availabilityEnds": "2026-03-23", "validFrom": "2026-04-06", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/philadelphia/eternal-sentinel-film-screening-and-qanda/100001980476705138" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-06", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-06", "url": "https://allevents.in/philadelphia/eternal-sentinel-film-screening-and-qanda/100001980476705138", "price": 0, "name": "General Admission" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Center for Media at Risk", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/center-for-media-at-risk/23716097", "description": "Fostering Free and Critical Media Practice and ScholarshipWe are in uncharted waters. 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