The United Arab Emirates aren’t just about oil, wealthy sheikhs and breathtaking skyscrapers. They also have a fascinating cinematography, as we’ll discover during the Emirati Cinema Review, hosted by the Mahda Foundation and Pod Baranami Cinema for the second time (7-9 April).
We will see the psychological thriller Zinzana by Majid Al Ansari, the touching road movie Going to Heaven by Saeed Salmeen, and the drama Salma’s Dinner by Nujoom Al-Ghanem. The programme also features documentaries, including Anwar Roma about UAE’s football team which provided fans the most emotionally gripping moments in the Emirates’ soccer history.
PROGRAMME:
8 April 2017
5pm ZINZANA
dir. Majid al Ansari, United Arab Emirates 2015, 96’
Guest: Gehad Darwish from Image Nation Abu Dhabi.
7:30pm GOING TO HEAVEN
dir. Saeed Salmeen, United Arab Emirates 2016, 90’
9 April 2017
5pm
THE CHOICE | THE CHOICE
dir. Eman Talal Al Sayed, United Arab Emirates 2016 , 11'
MADE OF CLAY | MADE OF CLAY
dir. Fayssal Bin Sahli, United Arab Emirates 2015, 10’
OMNIA | OMNIA
dir. Amena Al Nowais, United Arab Emirates 2015, 9’
OSHA'S GIFT | OSHA'S GIFT
dir. Hind Abdullah, United Arab Emirates 2016, 9'
PINK CLOUDS | PINK CLOUDS
dir. Samah Al Kadi, United Arab Emirates 2013, 19’
SALMA’S DINNER | SALMA’S DINNER
dir. Nujoom Al Ghanem, United Arab Emirates 2012, 9’
6:15pm THE LIGHTS OF ROME | ANWAR ROMA
dir. Ali Khaled, United Arab Emirates 2016, 61’
