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SUMMARY:Reel Palestine
DESCRIPTION:Reel Palestine returns to Cinema Akil for its 12th edition\, running from 23 January to 1 February\,. The programme this year has 29 screenings\, including two Academy Award–nominated titles\, reflecting the breadth of contemporary Palestinian cinema across fiction\, documentary\, and short form. \nMost screenings are followed by a Q&A with the director or cast. Alongside the film programme\, the festival also includes two weekends of the RP Souk and a series of workshops. \nTickets for most screenings are AED 60. Note that Quoz Arts Fest takes place on 24 and 25 January\, so you’ll also need a ticket for that (AED 100 per day) before you can get to Cinema Akil …
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/reel-palestine/
LOCATION:Cinema Akil\, Warehouse 68\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260211T193000
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SUMMARY:Hijra: dir Shahad Ameen (2025)
DESCRIPTION:This adventure-ish drama\, written as well as directed by Shahad Ameen\, follows Saudi grandmother Sitti travelling from Taif to Mecca to perform Hajj with her two granddaughters\, 12-year-old Janna and 18-year-old Sarah. But before they reach their destination\, Sarah disappears\, forcing Janna and Sitti into a tense search that stretches across Saudi Arabia\, crossing old pilgrimage routes and confronting strangers\, unforgiving landscapes\, long-buried family secrets\, and Sitti’s rich and complicated past … \nTheir harsh journey begins to mirror the spiritual trials of Hajj itself. While Hijra is undoubtedly entertaining\, it goes further – exploring culture\, the ties that binds families together\, and the deep intergenerational gulfs between the women. We come to see those rifts as nuanced rather than a judgement on the old ways; it’s been described as a critique of the notion that older generations of women were not free\, or that elders in general are backward. \nThis thoughtful\, engaging film screens in the CinemaNA contemporary Arab cinema series presented by the NYUAD Film and New Media Program.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/hijra-dir-shahad-ameen-2025/
LOCATION:The Arts Center @ NYUAD\, NYUAD Campus\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260212T183000
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SUMMARY:Spirited Away: dir Hayao Miyazaki (2001)
DESCRIPTION:The classic Studio Ghibli / Hayao Miyazaki animated fantasy – young girl inadvertently enters the world of kami (spirits of Japanese Shinto folklore). Almost universally praised and frequently appears in Best Films lists. \nPart of the Movies Under the Stars programme\, a weekend pop-up that features a selection of classic films screened in a unique outdoor setting at the iconic BEEAH Headquarters\, curated in collaboration with Cinema Akil. Coming next: \nThe Grand Budapest Hotel 13 February\nStuart Little 14 February\nCosta Brava\, Lebanon 15 February
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/spirited-away-dir/
LOCATION:BEEAH Headquarters\, nterchange 8\, Al Dhaid Rd\, Rodhat Al Sidir\, Sharjah
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260213T183000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260213T200000
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SUMMARY:The Grand Budapest Hotel: dir Wes Anderson (2014)
DESCRIPTION:Wes Anderson at his best: outlandish humour\, artistic sensibilities\, genuine filmic expertise\, slightly kitschy … The madcap adventure is breathlessly entertaining and is graced by an excellent actors’ ensemble\, with Ralph Fiennes in particualr having a great time stretching his emotional range. \nPart of the Movies Under the Stars programme\, a weekend pop-up that features a selection of classic films screened in a unique outdoor setting at the iconic BEEAH Headquarters\, curated in collaboration with Cinema Akil. Coming next: \nStuart Little 14 February\nCosta Brava\, Lebanon 15 February
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-brand-budapest-hotel-dir-wes-anderson-2014/
LOCATION:BEEAH Headquarters\, nterchange 8\, Al Dhaid Rd\, Rodhat Al Sidir\, Sharjah
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260214T183000
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SUMMARY:Stuart Little: dir Rob Minkoff (1999)
DESCRIPTION:Live action animated comedy featuring a mouse that gets adopted by a (human) family. A fun family film\, with a great cast (Geena Davis and Hugh Laurie as the parents\, Michael J Fox voicing Stuart). \nPart of the Movies Under the Stars programme\, a weekend pop-up that features a selection of classic films screened in a unique outdoor setting at the iconic BEEAH Headquarters\, curated in collaboration with Cinema Akil; the final film in the series is Costa Brava\, Lebanon on 15 February.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/stuart-little-dir-rob-minkoff-1999/
LOCATION:BEEAH Headquarters\, nterchange 8\, Al Dhaid Rd\, Rodhat Al Sidir\, Sharjah
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260214T183000
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SUMMARY:Costa Brava\, Lebanon: dir Mounia Akl (2021)
DESCRIPTION:Leaving the disorder and pollution of Beirut\, Soraya and Walid have built an idyllic life in the mountains for the family. All seems to be going well until a supposedly ecological landfill is constructed right next to their property … \nPart of the Movies Under the Stars programme\, a weekend pop-up that features a selection of classic films screened in a unique outdoor setting at the iconic BEEAH Headquarters\, curated in collaboration with Cinema Akil.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/costa-brava-lebanon-dir-mounia-akl-2021-2/
LOCATION:BEEAH Headquarters\, nterchange 8\, Al Dhaid Rd\, Rodhat Al Sidir\, Sharjah
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260227T210000
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SUMMARY:Cineolio's Cinenights
DESCRIPTION:Founded by Emirati filmmaker and curator Nawaf Al Janahi in 2020\, Cineolio‘s mission is focused on promoting short films and expanding their audience reach internationally. Its Cinenights screening series presents a diverse selection of short films on the big screen\, celebrating cinematic togetherness and promoting intellectual and cultural exchange. \nThe screenings tonight will be followed by a discussion led by Nawaf Al Janahi. The films: \nInto the Night dir Faycal Hammoum (2021\, Algeria: 17 min) \nLouisa moves through the streets of Algiers putting up missing-person posters in search of her daughter\, Souad. Her quest ounderlines the profound divide between the generation of independence and Algerian youth today … \nLong Trip dir Ali Kadhum (2021\, Belgium/Iraq: 13 min – still above) \nAfter the death of his father\, Dries must make a fundamental decision to either cremate the body or return it to be buried in his birth country as tradition dictates … \nOff-Season dir Francescu Artily (2023\, France: 14 min) \nA cameraman who shoots picturesque videos for a TV production company wanders alone through landscapes in search of the best view. The image becomes the main character of an existential quest … \nTrinidad dir Jose Manuel Azuela (2024\, Mexico: 20 min) \nA Mexican western set in the 1950s: three children\, wishing to keep the memory of their grandfather close\, steal his ashes from a cemetery … \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/cineolios-cinenights-3/
LOCATION:Alliance Française Dubai\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260228T203000
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SUMMARY:Mountain Boy: dir Zainab Shaheen (2024)
DESCRIPTION:A special Ramadan film screening of Zainab Shaheen’s debut feature\, a coming-of-age story that doubles as a love letter to the landscapes of the UAE. \nSuhail is a young Emirati with autism\, living alone in the Fujairah mountains after his father shuns him. There he is at one with nature and has a kindness that infiltrates those who engage with him. When he crosses paths with a child caught in a storm\, it prompts him to set off on an unexpected an Arabian saluki in search of his mother’s family. On his travels toward Abu Dhabi the strangers he meets become friends … \nThe screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Zainab Shaheen\, producer Nancy Paton\, writer Michelle Ziolkowski\, actor Naser Almessabi\, and guest Saleh Almessabi.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/mountain-boy-dir-zainab-shaheen-2024/
LOCATION:Etihad Museum\, 1 Jumeirah St\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Film
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