Cineolios Cinenights at Mohammed Bin Rashid Library

Another free MBR Library film night organised by shorts specialist Cineolio, this one featuring four short films that embody diverse cultures and reflect different visions from around the world:

The Coin dir Siqi Song (2019, 7 min) Stop-motion animation by the acclaimed young Chinese director (above)

Dear Masr dir Racha Najdi (2022, 16 min) Elegiac documentary in the form of a love letter to Cairo and its people

Requiem for Romance dir Jonathan Ng (2012, 7 min) Canadian animation that juxtaposes a couple’s phone call about their relationship against an epic battle in feudal China where love equals war

Sabeel dir Khalid Al Mahmood (2010, 20 mins) Emirati featurette about two young boys spend their days growing and selling vegetables on the roadside to buy medicine for their sick grandmother