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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260405T160000
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SUMMARY:Mountain Boy: dir Zainab Shaheen (2024)
DESCRIPTION:A special screening of Zainab Shaheen’s debut feature\, a coming-of-age story that doubles as a love letter to the landscapes of the UAE. Suhail 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\, writer Michelle Ziolkowski\, and actor Naser Almessabi. \nRegistration is free (and does not require a museum ticket) with seats allocated on a first-come\, first-served basis.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/mountain-boy-dir-zainab-shaheen-2024-2/
LOCATION:Etihad Museum\, 1 Jumeirah St\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260320T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260320T203000
DTSTAMP:20260423T124938
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SUMMARY:The Red Turtle: dir Michaela Dudoka De Wita (2016)
DESCRIPTION:An animated fantasy drama with no dialogue that tells the story of a man shipwrecked on an uninhabited island. His attempts to escape are foiled by what turns out to be a giant red hawksbill sea turtle; she turns into a red-haired woman\, they reconcile\, and they live together on the island … Suspended between reality and a dream\, this poetic story is a meditation on beauty\, nature and the stages of human life. An Oscar nominee and an award-winner from Cannes\, the film was a co-production of legendary Studio Ghibli and a number of French production companies. \nHighly recommended. Screens in support of the Abu Dhabi Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Project in collaboration with The National Aquarium and the Environment Agency. \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-red-turtle-dir-michaela-dudoka-de-wita-2016/
LOCATION:Louvre Abu Dhabi\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Environment,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260304T213000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260304T230000
DTSTAMP:20260423T124938
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SUMMARY:POSTPONED The Voice of Hind Rajab: dir Kaouther Ben Hania (2025)
DESCRIPTION:Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania has created a docudrama that reconstructs the horrifying true story of five-year-old Hind Rajab as she is bombarded by the Israeli army in Gaza in 2024. Rajab survived the original assault by the IDF\, which killed six family members and two paramedics\, and she stayed on the phone for hours to the Palestine Red Crescent Society desperately begging for help. Rajab’s heart-wrenching voice is real; the film fictionally reconstructing the drama of the emergency responders in their call centre office. \nThis is a powerful film\, greeted with a 23-minute standing ovation when shown at the Venice Film Festival last autumn. It also begs a few questions about whether the mix of fiction and fact is at all exploitative; but you can make your own minds up about that … Very highly recommended\, \nIt is presented here by the NYUAD Film and New Media Program and screening as part of the CinemaNA series of contemporary Arab cinema.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-voice-of-hind-rajab-dir-kaouther-ben-hania-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:20260228T203000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260228T220000
DTSTAMP:20260423T124938
CREATED:20260225T100520Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260227T210000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260227T223000
DTSTAMP:20260423T124938
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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:20260214T183000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260214T200000
DTSTAMP:20260423T124938
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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:20260214T183000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260214T200000
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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:20260213T183000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260213T200000
DTSTAMP:20260423T124938
CREATED:20260209T123202Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260211T143248Z
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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:20260212T183000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260212T200000
DTSTAMP:20260423T124938
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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:20260211T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260211T213000
DTSTAMP:20260423T124938
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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:20260127T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260127T220000
DTSTAMP:20260423T124938
CREATED:20260114T103459Z
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SUMMARY:Le Fil: dir Daniel Auteuil (2024)
DESCRIPTION:The regular Alliance Française ciné-apéro evening (a glass of wine and canapés before the screening) this month features this well-reviewed legal drama film starring Daniel Auteul\, who also co-wrote and directed it.  Jean Monier is a disillusioned lawyer\, appointed to defend Nicolas Milik\, a man accused of murdering his wife; while trying to prove his client’s innocence\, Monier finds himself more and more involved in the case … In French with English subtitles. (AF members pay AED 25\, the rest of us AED 35.)
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/le-fil-dir-daniel-auteuil-2024/
LOCATION:Alliance Française Dubai\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260124T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260124T213000
DTSTAMP:20260423T124938
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SUMMARY:Palestine 36 : dir Annemarie Jacir (2025)
DESCRIPTION:The UAE premiere of Annemarie Jacir’s full-length historical drama\, shortlisted for this year’s Academy Awards and one of the two films selected for the inaugural Sharjah Film Platform Feature Fund. \nAs villages across Palestine rise against British colonial rule in 1936 while new Jewish immigrants arrive escaping antisemitism in Europe\, Yusuf drifts between his rural home and his work in a restless Jerusalem. Things spiral towards a decisive moment for the British Empire – and the region’s future …
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/palestine-36-dir-annemarie-jacir-2025/
LOCATION:Mirage City Cinema\, Al Mureijah Art Spaces\, Sharjah
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260124T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260124T210000
DTSTAMP:20260423T124938
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SUMMARY:Constant Adjustment
DESCRIPTION:This year’s film programme as part of the Jameel’s Night School 2026 has five shorts exploring how neighbourhoods and other places endure over time. through ways of property markets\, political erasure\, and the whim of human interest. The screening will be followed by a discussion between the programme’s curator Hind Mezaina and Todd Reisz\, leader of the Night School. \nThe programme: \nWunderland Kalkar dir Ila Bêka & Louise Lemoin (2024\, 5 mins) \nWunderland Kalkar is an amusement park built at a former nuclear power station in Germany. It was completed in 1985\, one year before the Chernobyl disaster; under pressure from local interest groups\, it was finally cancelled in 1991. What to do with an infrastructure now made obsolete but far too massive to be dismantled? \nAl Basateen | The Orchards dir Antoine Chapon (2025\, 25 mins) \nIn 2015\, the Basateen al-Razi district of Damascus was razed to the ground as punishment for the population’s uprising against the regime. Having lost everything\, two former residents recall their neighbourhood. \nOkay Keskidee! Let Me See Inside dir Rhea Storr (2025\, 19 mins) \nA personal account of Black community spaces in the UK\, focusing on a former arts centre that is now a luxury apartment development. Can the digital realm replace a physical community presence and produce an accessible archive for a new generation? \nThe Architect of Luxor dir Jocelyn Saab (1986\, 18 mins) \nThe architect and philosopher Olivier Sednaoui talks about his mud-brick house\, a project which brings together the infinitely small and the infinitely huge. He explains the project from the moulding of the very first mud brick to the life philosophy on which it is based: placing East and West under one single destiny. \nBad for a Moment dir Daniel Soares (2025\, 15 mins) \nA team-building event goes wrong and brings the owner of an architect studio face-to-face with the lower-class neighbourhood that his company is gentrifying. \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/constant-adjustment/
LOCATION:Jameel Arts Centre\, Al Jaddaf\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260123T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260123T203000
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SUMMARY:Le mystère Picasso | The Mystery of Picasso: dir Henri-Georges Clouzot (1956)
DESCRIPTION:One of the best films about Picasso\, a documentary that captures his creative process by using novel filming techniques. The artist produced around 20 drawings and paintings specifically for the film\, using inks and paints that bled through the paper\, with a camera mounted at the back of the easel to capture the act of creation in real time. In the edit Clouzot employed a kind of stop-motion effect to speed up the process and depict the development of the works. \nThis should be a great accompaniment to the current Louvre show. It’s free\, but you will have to buy a museum general admission ticket.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/le-mystere-picasso-the-mystery-of-picasso-dir-henri-georges-clouzot-1956/
LOCATION:Louvre Abu Dhabi\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Art,Film
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260123
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260202
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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:20260117T120000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260117T170000
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SUMMARY:Reel Palestine Social
DESCRIPTION:The RP Social returns for “an afternoon of great food\, familiar faces\, and engaging conversations around this year’s must-see films”. Always a good meetup\, and since this time it’s in the afternoon there’s more chance for kids to get involved … Spaces are limited\, so preregistration is recommended.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/reel-palestine-social/
LOCATION:One Life Kitchen & Café\, Building 5\, d3\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Film,Meetup
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251228T150000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251228T163000
DTSTAMP:20260423T124938
CREATED:20251216T152540Z
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SUMMARY:Beauty and the Beast: dir Gary Trousdale\, Kirk Wise (1991)
DESCRIPTION:A tale as old as time gets the Disney treatment\, with added lustre from a newly restored print of this family-friendly animation: the beast (an enchanted prince\, of course) tries to win the love of the young and beautiful Belle with the help of the caste’s enchanted staff (who have been transformed into a fetching collection of utensils and tableware). Great script\, good songs\, and another fine free pick from the Cinema Space programmers. \n  \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/beauty-and-the-beast-dir-gary-trousdale-kirk-wise-1991/
LOCATION:Manarat al Saadiyat\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251225T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251225T214500
DTSTAMP:20260423T124938
CREATED:20251216T152842Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251216T155615Z
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SUMMARY:The Holdovers: dir Alexander Payne (2023)
DESCRIPTION:A warm-hearted and thoughtful holiday story of three lonely\, shipwrecked people who find support in the most unlikely of places. A curmudgeonly teacher (Paul Giamatti) is forced to remain on campus at a New England prep school over Christmas to babysit the handful of students with nowhere to go; as the days pass\, the grumpy prof forms an unexpected bond with smart-but-troubled student Angus (Dominic Sessa) and the school’s head cook Mary (Da’Vine Joy Randolph). The result is a surprisingly engaging and really rather sweet Christmas comedy-drama.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-holdovers-dir-alexander-payne-2023-3/
LOCATION:Manarat al Saadiyat\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251225T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251225T193000
DTSTAMP:20260423T124938
CREATED:20251216T160947Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251216T161107Z
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SUMMARY:The Muppet Christmas Carol: dir Brian Henson (1992)
DESCRIPTION:The best film version of Dickens’ novel? Ebenezer Scrooge (Michael Caine\, obviously having a lot of fun) is visted on Christmas Eve by the Ghosts of Christmas Past\, Present\, and Future. Together with kind\, humble Bob Cratchit (Kermit the Frog) and his family\, the Spirits open Scrooge’s eyes and his heart to the true meaning of Christmas. A heartwarming and hilarious holiday classic\, told as never before. Yule love it!
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-muppet-christmas-carol-dir-brian-henson-1992/
LOCATION:Manarat al Saadiyat\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251222T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251222T214500
DTSTAMP:20260423T124938
CREATED:20251216T162451Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251217T101508Z
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SUMMARY:It's a Wonderful Life: dir Frank Capra (1946)
DESCRIPTION:Capra’s classic snow-laden tearjerker (five Oscar nominations) has James Stewart as a struggling banker (!) who becomes so disillusioned with his small-town life that he contemplates suicide. Fortunately his trainee guardian angel\, Clarence (Henry Travers)\, is able to intervene and helps our hero rediscover the true value of friendship by showing how much impact he has made on his home community. Nearly 80 years later\, Capra’s life-affirming fable continues to be a heartwarming experience for family viewing at Christmas.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/its-a-wonderful-life-dir-frank-capra-1946/
LOCATION:Manarat al Saadiyat\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251219T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251219T210000
DTSTAMP:20260423T124938
CREATED:20251029T092425Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251029T092436Z
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SUMMARY:Tajouj: dir Gadalla Gubara (1977)
DESCRIPTION:The first feature film to be directed by a Sudanese filmmaker\, this historical romance tells of the beautiful Tajouj whose cousin publicly declares his love for her in a song. The traditions of the tribe decry such an act and his proposal of marriage is initially refused – but he apologises\, and the marriage is finally allowed. In the meantime\, however\, another suitor has appeared with tragic consequences … \nScreens as part of a monthly film programme in Efie’s Rekord Gallery tracing the intertwined histories of African and Arab Liberation Cinema: “through a carefully curated selection of films\, the series interrogates how revolutionary aesthetics\, political struggle\, and the diasporic imagination have shaped\, and continue to shape\, the language of cinema across continents”. It’s organised with Bootleg Griot\, an independent public library project currently ensconced in the Rekord Gallery that is aimed at improving access to literature and print media – especially from writers and collectives of African descent.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/tajouj-dir-gadalla-gubara-1977/
LOCATION:Efiɛ Gallery\, 2 Al Khayat Art Avenue\, First Al Khail Street\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251213T170000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251213T213000
DTSTAMP:20260423T124938
CREATED:20251208T110726Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251210T142610Z
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SUMMARY:Dubai Motorcycle Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:The fifth edition of the only film festival in Dubai “exclusively dedicated to screening short films focussed on motorcycles” (it expanded in 2025 to London and is planned to launch in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur next year). It kicks off with Café Rider’s Bikers’ BBQ prior to the main screening at 5.30pm just outside Warehouse Four; film screenings start at 7pm\, and this year’s films include Forrest Minchinton’s Further\, a personal riff on motorcycles and surfing (“this happy combination of my two loves”: still above): Hey Kid by Daniel Stark\, “a letter to my younger self” in the form of a Canadian motorbike adventure story (“you’re gonna need a machine – a freedom machine”); and Green Legacy from Indonesian director Jeremia Vega\, a collective effort from two motorcycle communities in Indonesia encouraging fellow riders to care more deeply for the land they move through …
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/dubai-motorcyle-film-festival/
LOCATION:Warehouse Four\, Al Quoz\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Festival,Film
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251213
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251215
DTSTAMP:20260423T124938
CREATED:20251208T115205Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251208T115237Z
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SUMMARY:Fujifilm Short Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:This first festival of its kind by Fujifilm Middle East\, created with Cinema Akil and Gulf Photo Plus\, aims to “foster bold ideas\, nurture fresh perspectives\, and champion the next generation of storytellers”. More than 2\,000 submissions were whittled down to 20 shorts to be screened in four ‘blocks’: \n12 Dec  \n7pm Narrative\n9.30pm Experimental \n13 Dec \n5pm Documentary\n7.30pm Student \nScreenings are free\, but you’re recommended to book to guarantee a seat. \nThere’s also a series of four free workshops – no details about times or location\, though we assume they’ll be at GPP and in the afternoons. Again they are free to attend though preregistration is required: \nPocket Rocket: Creative Film Making On The Go A hands-on workshop for planning\, directing\, and producing creative solo filmmaking projects from concept to delivery. \nFrom Concept to Cut: The Complete Anatomy of a Music Video From idea development and production planning to directing\, shooting\, and post-production\, learn how commercial directors approach complex artist projects and build a visual identity that stands out \nUnfreeze the Moment: Video and Documentary Basics for Photographers A workshop sdesigned for photographers transitioning to motion ythat covers camera movement\, essential video settings\, sequencing\, and visual language \nBacking Up: Systems of Organization for the Backend of Filmmaking This workshop will cover the tools that can be used to organise filmmaking projects\, budgets\, contracts\, file management and more. info and more. Includes a live exchange session designed to help filmmakers build smarter\, more repeatable production structures \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/fujifilm-short-film-festival/
LOCATION:Cinema Akil\, Warehouse 68\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Festival,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251128T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251128T210000
DTSTAMP:20260423T124938
CREATED:20251126T161530Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251126T161530Z
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SUMMARY:Chicken for Linda! dir Chiara Malta\, Sébastien Laudenbach (2023
DESCRIPTION:Animated musical comedy about Paulette’s attempts to make things right with her unfairly accused daughter Linda (it was the cat that did it). So she’ll cook chicken with peppers for Linda\, despite not knowing how to cook and being hampered in her attempts to find ingredients by a general strike … Paulette and her daughter embark on a quest to find chicken that turns into a crazy series of adventures. \nThis much-awarded film is French with English subtitles.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/chicken-for-linda-dir-chiara-malta-sebastien-laudenbach-2023/
LOCATION:Germaine Tillion Garden\, SUAD Campus\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251121T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251121T210000
DTSTAMP:20260423T124938
CREATED:20251029T091446Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251029T092444Z
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SUMMARY:Xala: dir Ousmane Sembène (1975)
DESCRIPTION:This Senegalese satirical comedy\, written and directed by Ousmane Sembène as an adaptation of his own novel\, finds a corrupt government official cursed with crippling erectile dysfunction upon the day of his marriage. He comes to realise it’s connecting with his embezzling\, and it can be cured only by having the lowly of society spit on him … Adeptly combining elements of African folklore and popular cinema\, Sembène has produced a hilarious\, caustic satire of political corruption under an inept patriarchy. \nScreens as part of a monthly film programme in Efie’s Rekord Gallery tracing the intertwined histories of African and Arab Liberation Cinema: “through a carefully curated selection of films\, the series interrogates how revolutionary aesthetics\, political struggle\, and the diasporic imagination have shaped\, and continue to shape\, the language of cinema across continents”. It’s organised with Bootleg Griot\, an independent public library project currently ensconced in the Rekord Gallery that is aimed at improving access to literature and print media – especially from writers and collectives of African descent.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/xala-dir-ousmane-sembene-1975/
LOCATION:Efiɛ Gallery\, 2 Al Khayat Art Avenue\, First Al Khail Street\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251114T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251114T213000
DTSTAMP:20260423T124938
CREATED:20251106T163503Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251106T163503Z
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SUMMARY:La Tulipe Noire: dir Christian-Jaque (1964)
DESCRIPTION:Alain Delon swashbuckler. At the time of the French Revolution\, a masked bandit called the Black Tulip robs the rich and helps the poor. It’s all good fun\, and Delon proved his acting chops by playing both the Tulipe Noire and his brother … In French\, with English subtitles.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/la-tulipe-noire-dir-christian-jaque-1964/
LOCATION:Jardins Germaine Tillion\, Hazza Bin Zayed St\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251114
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251124
DTSTAMP:20260423T124938
CREATED:20251111T175224Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251112T080741Z
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SUMMARY:Sharjah Film Platform 8
DESCRIPTION:Sharjah Art Foundation’s annual celebration of indie/experimental cinema returns for its eighth edition from 14 to 23 November 2025 with an expanded lineup of films\, talks and artist development programmes. Screenings and events will take place at Mirage City Cinema\, SAF’s open-air theatre in Arts Square\, plus VOX Cinemas in City Centre Al Zahia. \nOpening the 10-day festival is Baab (2025)\, a new fantasy film by Nayla Al Khaja that blurs the boundaries between the living and the dead. The programme also includes Carissa (2024 – still above)\, a coming-of-age drama from South Africa; Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk (2025) which documents the exchange between the late citizen journalist Fatema Hassona in Gaza and the filmmaker Sepideh Farsi; and five shorts produced through the SFP Short Film Production Grant – Saint Andrews (2025) by Erin Nene-Lee Ramirez; Yathoom (2025) by Hana Kazim; L’mina (2025) by Randa Maroufi; Goat (2024) by Judy Kibinge; and Morgenkreis [Morning Circle] (2025) by Basma Alsharif. \nAt the heart of SFP is the Competition section\, which features 27 documentary and fiction films nominated by an committee of filmmakers and industry experts and selected from films released in the past two years. All these are being screened in the UAE for the first time; a number of screenings will be followed by Q&A sessions with the directors. \nThe Director in Focus segment honours regional directors for their lifetime achievements in global cinema. This year the accolade goes to Jocelyne Saab (1948–2019)\, whose politically engaged documentaries and experimental features continue to inspire generations of filmmakers. The festival will be showing four of Saab’s films: Dunia\, Kiss Me Not on the Eyes (2005); Once Upon a Time in Beirut (1995); South Lebanon: The Story of a Village under Siege (1976); and Les Femmes palestiniennes (Palestinian Women) (1974). A special discussion panel features filmmaker\, producer and researcher Mohanad Yaqubi with Mathilde Rouxel\, President of the Jocelyne Saab Association. \nNew this year is First Takes\, organised by Sharjah Art Foundation in collaboration with AUS\, MYUAD\, the University of Sharjah\, and Zayed University. It spotlights short experimental works by UAE-based students and recent graduates. In addition to the film screenings\, there will also be a public roundtable addressing the challenges and opportunities for emerging filmmakers in the UAE. \nThe full programme is here; most feature tickets are a bargain AED 15\, some screenings are free.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/sharjah-film-platform-8/
LOCATION:[various Sharjah locations]
CATEGORIES:Festival,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251104T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251104T220000
DTSTAMP:20260423T124938
CREATED:20251008T084204Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251008T084235Z
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SUMMARY:My Driver and I: dir Ahd Kamel (2024)
DESCRIPTION:The last in NYUAD Arts Center’s fall film season\, a series which explores history\, identity\, and belonging through Arab and international cinema\, while offering audiences the chance to engage directly with filmmakers is inspired by the childhood of Saudi writer-director-producer Ahd Kamel. Set in Jeddah in the 1980s and 90s\, the film traces the unlikely friendship between a rebellious Saudi teenager and her Sudanese driver\, capturing the ways independence and belonging are negotiated in everyday life. He drives her in a car\, but ultimately enables her to take the wheel of her own life’s journey. \nKamel said\, “My Driver and I is my most personal film\, an act of remembrance and gratitude. It’s about friendship that transcends social roles\, about love that hides in everyday moments\, and about the silent bonds that shape us long after the person is gone. In telling this story\, I wanted to honour Mohi\, my driver\, who was never just that – he was family\, he was home.” \nThe screening will be followed by a live conversation with Kamel.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/my-driver-and-i-dir-ahd-kamel-2024/
LOCATION:The Arts Center @ NYUAD\, NYUAD Campus\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251031T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251031T210000
DTSTAMP:20260423T124938
CREATED:20251029T090142Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251029T090932Z
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SUMMARY:The Wind Will Carry Us: dir Abbas Kiarostami (1999)
DESCRIPTION:Kiarostami wrote and directed this deceptively simple but highly affecting film about a journalist posing as a city engineer who arrives in a Kurdish village to document the locals’ mourning rituals in anticipation of the death of an old woman. She doesn’t die\, though\, and the journalist is forced to slow down and appreciate the lifestyle of the village. The result is a beautifully shot movie\, simple and honest\, about life\, death\, and living … \nScreens as part of a new monthly film programme in Efie’s Rekord Gallery tracing the intertwined histories of African and Arab Liberation Cinema: “through a carefully curated selection of films\, the series interrogates how revolutionary aesthetics\, political struggle\, and the diasporic imagination have shaped\, and continue to shape\, the language of cinema across continents”. It’s organised with Bootleg Griot\, an independent public library project currently ensconced in the Rekord Gallery that is aimed at improving access to literature and print media – especially from writers and collectives of African descent.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-wind-will-carry-us-dir-abbas-kiarostami-1999/
LOCATION:Efiɛ Gallery\, 2 Al Khayat Art Avenue\, First Al Khail Street\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251028T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251028T213000
DTSTAMP:20260423T124938
CREATED:20251012T144937Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251012T145053Z
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SUMMARY:Le royaume | The Kingdom: dir Julien Colonna (2024)
DESCRIPTION:Colonna’s debut features brings an interesting angle to the mafia movie: Le royaume shows the Corsican underworld through the eyes of the 15-year-old daughter of a clan head. Caught up in a war between rival factions and on the run\, the father and daughter have to learn to understand each other and love each other. \nIn French with English subtitles. AF members pay AED 25.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/le-royaume-the-kingdom-dir-julien-colonna-2024/
LOCATION:Alliance Française Dubai\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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