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"Phenomenal film ... raw, sweet, sad, funny" - The Courier 

"An effectively moving effort... some truly poignant moments." - LA Times

"Comprehensively a gripping and poignant documentary" - Elements of Madness

"Awe-inspiring documentary .... absolute whirlwind of emotion" - Trainwreck'd Society

"Inspiring and entertaining" - Ottawa Life Magazine

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Articles and Interviews - United States

Q&A with Tarek Mounib - Spiritual Media Blog

Documentary Film Creator Tarek Mounib talks Transformation - LA Yoga Magazine

Egypt trip builds bridges in event shared on film - Highlands Ranch Herald

Glen Phillips and Jason Karaban Come Together For Inspirational New Song Inspired by the Acclaimed Documentary 'FREE TRIP TO EGYPT' - PR Newwire

Filmmaker promotes cross-cultural understanding in Free Trip to Egypt - World Magazine

Lessons from a Free Trip to Egypt - LA Yoga Magazine

How a Free Trip to Egypt Changed Lives and Challenged Stereotypes - BeliefNet

An 'Act of Kindness' in a Profoundly Revealing Documentary, - Yahoo Finance

Free Trip to Egypt: Two Cultures. One World. - NBC 2

Pledge to listen: How a free trip to Egypt changed lives, attitudes - Chicago Tribune (Brandpoint)

Articles and Interviews - Canada

Ottawa-raised filmmaker Tarek Mounib brings Free Trip to Egypt home - The Ottawa Citizen

Free Trip to Egypt documentary makes its Canadian premiere in Ottawa - CBC Ottawa Morning

Look Me in the Eye is a new song from the singer-songwriter team of Glen Phillips (Toad the Wet Sprocket) and Jason Karaban (Ani DeFranco, Sara Watkins) and inspired by the upcoming release of the documentary FREE TRIP TO EGYPT.

Watch the Music video here:

Look Me in the Eye was recently recorded by an impressive collection of singers, recording artists and studio musicians at the famed Boulevard Recording studio in Los Angeles, with lyrics that touch on our film’s themes of civility, deep listening and authentic, compassionate conversations.

Produced by Justin Stanley (Eric Clapton, Sheryl Crow, Jet), Look Me in the Eye features lead vocals from Phillips and Karaban and a band that includes fellow singer-songwriter Val McCallum on guitar, bassist Sebastian Steinberg (Soul Coughing), drummer Pete Thomas (Elvis Costello), and keyboardists Benmont Tench (Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers).

“I was truly inspired by the film and Glen felt the same way, so that made it easy to write the song,” said Karaban. “It was really pretty special seeing all of these amazing musicians come together and lend their talents to the project. Seeing how happy everybody was to be a part of it was amazing.”

Here's a video showing how and why Look Me in the Eye was recorded:

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