Mirai: dir Mamoru Hosoda (2018)

Animated feature with a story that has a surprising and affecting emotional depth. Four-year-old Kun becomes jealous of his new baby sister Mirai; one day, he storms off into the garden, where he encounters people from the past and future – including Mirai as a teenager and his dog Yukko in human form. Together, Kun and the teenage Mirai go on a journey through time and space, uncovering their family’s incredible story …

Screens as part of Sharjah Art Foundation’s Sunday Cinema Club – a free film followed by a talk or a workshop, 3pm each Sunday from 5 July to 30 Aug at the Photography Gallery in Al Manakh. Films are child-friendly animations (5–19 July), pioneering science fiction (26 July–9 Aug), or “significant works of Arab cinema” (16-20 Aug). The workshop for this afternoon is on doorways designs – create a doorway “into your own hidden garden” using watercolours and thick paper for magical plants and fantastical creatures.