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SUMMARY:Al Sidr Environmental Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:The fifth edition of the Al Sidr Environmental Film Festival\, presented with Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi\, is themed Mend\, or رَمِّم‎ in Arabic. In this context\, the word considers environmental restoration\, from habitat and species recovery to water stewardship and the transmission of ecological knowledge; the three-day festival\, curated by filmmaker\, writer\, and curator Nezar Andary\, features international documentaries and short films\, alongside discussions\, panels\, and guided ecological activities. \n\nFriday 9 October free\, but pre-register \n7pm Welcome  \n7.20pm Conservation Diaries Pt 1 and 2 The Conservation Diaries are a five-part documentary series produced by Connect with Nature\, the youth environmental movement of the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi and Emirates Nature–WWF. Shot across the wadis\, coastlines\, mangrove forests and rural communities of the UAE\, each episode follows scientists\, volunteers and local custodians at work. \n7.40pm Ghost Elephants dir Werner Herzog (2025) Herzog follows conservation biologist Steve Boyes and a team of Khoisan trackers into the highlands of Angola\, in search of a herd of elephants long thought lost to decades of civil war. A National Geographic Documentary Films production that premiered at the Venice Film Festival. \nSaturday 10 October: Mushrooms and animation AED 31.50 \n2pm Fungi: Web of Life dir Gisela Kaufmann and Joseph Nizeti (2023) Narrated by Björk and led by biologist Merlin Sheldrake\, this 45-min giant-screen documentary travels into Tasmania’s ancient Tarkine rainforest in search of a rare blue mushroom – and the vast underground network that keeps the forest alive. \n2.45pm Animated shorts from France\, Mauritius\, Belgium and Czechoslovakia \nSaturday 10 October: Mending Science with Love AED 31.50 \n5pm Chuuraa dir Evgenia Arbugaeva (2026) In the Siberian Arctic\, indigenous Sakha palaeontologist Aisen Klimovskii descends into caves in the melting permafrost in search of an ancient creature. From the director of the Oscar-nominated Haulout. \n5.20pm Conservation Diaries Pt 3 and 4 Documentary series produced by Connect with Nature\, the youth environmental movement of the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi and Emirates Nature–WWF. \n5.40pm Fire of Love dir Sara Dosa (2022) Katia and Maurice Krafft spent 20 years filming volcanoes from closer than anyone should\, and died together at Mount Unzen in 1991. Sara Dosa assembles their story from the extraordinary 16mm archive they left behind. An Academy Award nominated film. \nSaturday 10 October: Mending Food Systems in the UAE and the World AED 31.50 \n7pm Conversation on food\, land\, and structural repair speakers to be announced \n8pm Manthan dir Shyam Benegal (1976) A landmark of Indian parallel cinema\, financed by 500\,000 Gujarati dairy farmers contributing two rupees apiece. A veterinarian arrives in a village to organise a milk cooperative and collides with caste\, money and entrenched power. Newly restored. \nSunday 11 October: Mending the Ecology in the UAE free \n2pm Panel speakers to be announced \nSunday 11 October: From Water to Repair AED 31.50 \n5pm Seeds of Dignity dir Ali Al Sheikh (2025) 30-min documentary following Buzuruna Juzuruna\, a collective of farmers and seed activists in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley who gather\, multiply\, and distribute heirloom seeds\, reviving ancient wheat varieties and putting food back into the hands of small farmers. \n5.30pm Apple Cider Vinegar dir Sofie Benoot (2024) What connects a kidney stone\, a volcano in Cape Verde\, and an English geologist? Sofie Benoot’s playful essay follows the question outward from a single stone into quarries\, lava fields and laboratories. \nSunday 11 October: Mending with Water AED 31.50 \n7.30pm Talk: Water and the UAE Ahmed al Maazmi assistant professor of history at NYUAD. His research examines the intersections of science\, empire\, law\, and society across Arabia and the wider Indian Ocean world. \n8pm Ice Merchants dir João Gonzalez (2022\, still on right) Wordless\, hand-drawn\, and unforgettable animated short. A father and son live in a house nailed to a vertical cliff. Each day they jump\, parachuting down to the village below to sell the ice they froze overnight. \n8.20pm Time and Water dir Sara Dosa (2026\, still below) Asked to write the eulogy for the first glacier declared dead by climate change\, Icelandic writer Andri Snær Magnason turns his family archive into a time capsule.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/al-sidr-environmental-film-festival/
LOCATION:The Arts Center @ NYUAD\, NYUAD Campus\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261009T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261009T210000
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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: \nLucia\, Before & After dir Anu Valia (2016\, USA: 14 min) \nA young woman waits out Texas’s state-mandated 24-hour period before her abortion can proceed. Winner of a Sundance Film Festival Short Film Jury Award. \nMunchkin dir Anne Thorens (2022\, Switzerland: 20 min) \nA coming-of-age story with a difference. Two young neighbours spend their summer holiday playing together in the forest; but one day\, without any apparent reason\, the boy loses interest in the girl. Rejected\, she looks for her place in other ways. \nSarah dir Alaa Abu Farraj (2022\, Syria: 17 min) \nSarah is a young woman who came to Damascus from a small village to live a monotonous life alone in a rented apartment. But she seems to have a hidden secret … \nThe Sea Runs High\, One dir Evgeniya Korchagina (2021\, Russia: 13 min) \nA young woman who has suffered a miscarriage is asked to hold a friend’s one-year-old. The sea provides context … \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/cineolios-cinenights-5/
LOCATION:Alliance Française Dubai\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261011T110000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261011T130000
DTSTAMP:20261006T070452Z
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SUMMARY:Star Wars – A New Hope: dir George Lucas (1977)
DESCRIPTION:The original\, and possibly the best\, of the Star Wars mega-franchise. Written and directed by George Lucas\, and featuring one of the most dramatic intros ever\, this unmissable adventure introduced a galaxy of cleverly drawn characters – Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) and Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill)\, Han Solo (Harrison Ford) and his co-pilot Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew)\, and of course a masterful Jedi master in Obi-Wan Kenobi (Alec Guinness). This is a newly restored version\, too. Essential viewing.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/star-wars-a-new-hope-dir-george-lucas-1977/
LOCATION:Manarat al Saadiyat\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261011T133000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261011T150000
DTSTAMP:20261006T071330Z
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SUMMARY:A Little Prayer: dir Angus MacLachlan (2023)
DESCRIPTION:A sensitive portrait of an American family and an emotional drama about finding kindred spirits in unexpected places. Bill (David Strathairn\, excellent) is a pillar of his Southern community: a business owner\, a veteran\, and the proud patriarch of an unruly but loving family. His daughter Patti (Anna Camp) has returned home after the collapse of her marriage\, his son David (Will Pullen) struggles to stay afloat\, his daughter-in-law Tammy (Jane Levy) is the only other person in his household who seems to value contemplation and repose. When Bill begins to suspect that David may be straying from his marital vows\, the father must confront the consequences for the family …
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/a-little-prayer-dir-angus-maclachlan-2023/
LOCATION:Manarat al Saadiyat\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261014T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261014T203000
DTSTAMP:20261006T073907Z
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SUMMARY:Spirited Away: dir Hayao Miyazaki (2001)
DESCRIPTION:A Studio Ghibli / Hayao Miyazaki classic\, and an Academy Award winner – 10-year-old girl wanders into a mysterious world where a witch rules\, and those who disobey her are turned into animals. A magical fable about courage\, resilience and growing up.  \nScreens as part of the Cultural Foundation’s Anime Film Week (14-18 October).
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/spirited-away-dir-hayao-miyazaki-2001/
LOCATION:Cultural Foundation\, Qasr al Hosn\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Anime,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261015T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261015T203000
DTSTAMP:20261006T074600Z
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SUMMARY:Dragon Ball Super – Broly: dir Tatsuya Nagamine (2018)
DESCRIPTION:Animated martial arts fantasy adventure\, the twentieth in the Dragon Ball franchise. Goku and Vegeta come face to face with Broly\, a Saiyan of overwhelming and untamed power; the three warriors collide in one of the franchise’s most explosive battles. \nScreens as part of the Cultural Foundation’s Anime Film Week (14-18 October).
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/dragon-ball-super-broly-dir-tatsuya-nagamine-2018/
LOCATION:Cultural Foundation\, Qasr al Hosn\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Anime,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261016T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261016T173000
DTSTAMP:20261006T075304Z
CREATED:20261006T075304Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261006T075304Z
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SUMMARY:Ponyo: dir Hayao Miyazaki (2008)
DESCRIPTION:Another Studio Ghibli / Hayao Miyazaki classic\, a tender\, dazzlingly animated tale of friendship and wonder with a magical goldfish princess (Ponyo) who befriends a five-year-old boy on the seashore. Her wish to become human sends her world out of balance and stirs a great storm … \nScreens as part of the Cultural Foundation’s Anime Film Week (14-18 October).
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/ponyo-dir-hayao-miyazaki-2008/
LOCATION:Cultural Foundation\, Qasr al Hosn\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Anime,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261016T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261016T173000
DTSTAMP:20261006T080124Z
CREATED:20261006T080124Z
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SUMMARY:Attack on Titan – The Last Attack: dir Yuichiro Hayashi (2024)
DESCRIPTION:The epic finale of the Attack on Titan anime action saga arrives on the big screen for the first time. Eren Yeager unleashes Titans’ power and leads the Colossal Titans toward Marley; former comrades and enemies must unite in a last\, desperate stand to decide the fate of the world … \nIn Japanese\, with English and Arabic subtitles. Screens as part of the Cultural Foundation’s Anime Film Week (14-18 October).
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/attack-on-titan-the-last-attack-dir-yuichiro-hayashi-2024/
LOCATION:Cultural Foundation\, Qasr al Hosn\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Anime,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261017T150000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261017T163000
DTSTAMP:20261006T080838Z
CREATED:20261006T080553Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261006T080838Z
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SUMMARY:Laputa – Castle in the Sky: dir Hayao Miyazaki (1986)
DESCRIPTION:Miyazaki’s soaring adventure is a timeless story of friendship\, courage and the perils of unchecked power as Sheeta and Pazu are pursued by sky pirates and government agents seeking the crystal that unlocks the legendary floating city Laputa. \nIn Japanese\, with English subtitles. Screens as part of the Cultural Foundation’s Anime Film Week (14-18 October).
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/laputa-castle-in-the-sky-dir-hayao-miyazaki-1986/
LOCATION:Cultural Foundation\, Qasr al Hosn\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Anime,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261018T150000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261018T164000
DTSTAMP:20261006T081330Z
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SUMMARY:Kiki's Delivery Service: dir Hayao Miyazaki (1986)
DESCRIPTION:A warm coming-of-age story about independence and believing in yourself\, from Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli: 13-year-old witch leaves home with her talking cat to spend a year training in a seaside town\, where she starts a flying delivery service and learns to find her feet. \nIn Japanese\, with Arabic subtitles. Screens as part of the Cultural Foundation’s Anime Film Week (14-18 October).
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/kikis-delivery-service-dir-hayao-miyazaki-1986/
LOCATION:Cultural Foundation\, Qasr al Hosn\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Anime,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261018T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261018T203000
DTSTAMP:20261006T082042Z
CREATED:20261006T082042Z
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SUMMARY:One Piece Film – Red: dir Gorō Taniguchi (2022)
DESCRIPTION:The 15th feature in the One Piece Film series\, based on the manga series of the same name. A new adventure begins for Luffy and his crew when mysterious pop superstar Uta unveils her identity — and launches a misguided plan for world peace … \nIn Japanese\, with subtitles. Screens as part of the Cultural Foundation’s Anime Film Week (14-18 October).
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/one-piece-film-red-dir-goro-taniguchi-2022/
LOCATION:Cultural Foundation\, Qasr al Hosn\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Anime,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261020T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261020T220000
DTSTAMP:20260928T140101Z
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SUMMARY:Cineolio’s Cinenights
DESCRIPTION:Founded by Emirati filmmaker and curator Nawaf Al Janahi in 2020\, Cineolio exists to promote short films and expand 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. \nOn Tuesday\, October 20\, Cineolio’s Cinenights returns with an international selection of five short films\, curated and moderated by Emirati filmmaker Nawaf Al Janahi. Founded by Al Janahi in 2020\, Cineolio promotes short films and works to expand their international audience reach. \nThe evening includes Aspis\, an Italian documentary about a viper emerging from hibernation; Long Trip\, a Belgian-Iraqi drama about a young man’s decision over his father’s burial; Moderator\, a US drama based on anonymous accounts from social media content moderators; Puquio\, set in Peru and centered on a 99-year-old woman’s memories and hopes for reunion; and Tsutsue\, a French-Ghanaian drama about two brothers living near a landfill that spills into the ocean. The screening will be followed by an open audience discussion moderated by Al Janahi. \nThe screenings tonight will be followed by a discussion led by Nawaf Al Janahi. The films: \nAspis dir Antonio Romagnoli (2025\, Italy: 15 min) \nIn the midst of untouched nature\, free from any human trace\, a viper awakens from hibernation. Every year\, it resumes its life cycle without remembering the previous one. But something changes\, and a new awareness emerges … \nLong Trip dir Ali Kadhum (2021\, Belgium/Iraq: 13 min) \nAfter the death of his father\, a young man must make a fundamental decision to either cremate the body or return it to be buried in his birth country as tradition subscribes. … \nModerator dir Eli Staub (2024\, USA: 15 min) \nThe harrowing day in the life of a social media content moderator – based on true\, anonymous accounts … \nPuquio dir Samantha Avila (2024\, Peru: 14 min) \nAn old woman reflects on the life she built after being abandoned by her son during the Shining Path terrorist attacks in Peru. She’s spent decades selling her dreams as stories\, hoping they will bring her family back on her 100th birthday … \nTsutsue dir Amartei Armar (2022\, Ghana/France: 16 min – still below) \nIn a small Ghanaian town at the edge of a large landfill site that spills into the ocean\, two sons of a fisherman struggle to cope with loss of their eldest brother who drowned during a fishing expedition …
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/cineolios-cinenights/
LOCATION:The Arts Center @ NYUAD\, NYUAD Campus\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261021T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261021T203000
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SUMMARY:SCHLiNGEL Abu Dhabi: day one
DESCRIPTION:SCHLiNGEL is an international film festival for children that has been running since 1996 in Chemnitz\, Germany\, showcasing the most exciting new productions for young people. This year’s Abu Dhabi edition\, the third\, runs on 21\, 23 and 24 October. The opening film for Friday 21 Oct is … \nA Butterfly’s Heart dir Inesa Kurklietytė (2023) \nThis delicately-rendered coming-of-age narrative from Lithuania explores friendship\, acceptance\, courage and the importance of embracing one’s uniqueness. It follows a 10-year-old boy and budding entomologist named Juozapas\, a sensitive soul who lives a sheltered and solitary life; while other children spend their days together\, he devotes his time to his passion for insects and butterflies. Inside an abandoned mansion\, he has created a remarkable world of his own filled with colourful beetles\, crickets and delicate butterflies. Can Rugile\, the fearless new girl in town\, help Juozapas gain courage and acceptance to overcome exclusion and the insensitivity of the people around them? \nThis film also screens on 23 October at 4pm. \n  \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/schlingel-abu-dhabi-day-one/
LOCATION:Cultural Foundation\, Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum Street\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Family/kids,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261023T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261023T173000
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SUMMARY:SCHLiNGEL Abu Dhabi: day two
DESCRIPTION:SCHLiNGEL is an international film festival for children that has been running since 1996 in Chemnitz\, Germany\, showcasing the most exciting new productions for young people. The  film for 23 Oct is a reprise: \nA Butterfly’s Heart dir Inesa Kurklietytė (2023) \nThis delicately-rendered coming-of-age narrative from Lithuania explores friendship\, acceptance\, courage and the importance of embracing one’s uniqueness. It follows a 10-year-old boy and budding entomologist named Juozapas\, a sensitive soul who lives a sheltered and solitary life; while other children spend their days together\, he devotes his time to his passion for insects and butterflies. Inside an abandoned mansion\, he has created a remarkable world of his own filled with colourful beetles\, crickets and delicate butterflies. Can Rugile\, the fearless new girl in town\, help Juozapas gain courage and acceptance to overcome exclusion and the insensitivity of the people around them? \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/schlingel-abu-dhabi-day-two-2-2/
LOCATION:Cultural Foundation\, Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum Street\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Family/kids,Film
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261024
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261025
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SUMMARY:SCHLiNGEL Abu Dhabi: day three
DESCRIPTION:SCHLiNGEL is an international film festival for children that has been running since 1996 in Germany\, showcasing the most exciting new productions for young people. This is the main event of SCHLiNGEL Abu Dhabi\, a day of screenings each of which is charged separately: \n10.45am Best of SCHLiNGEL Shorts AED 25 \nA lovingly curated selection of award-winning and internationally acclaimed wordless short films for young audiences: \nWriting Home A young bark beetle loses her home in a forest fire and becomes separated from her family. As she journeys through the human world\, she learns to face new challenges with courage … \nMaster Painter iiiiiiiif The creative octopus iiiiiiiif loves painting with ink in his studio. Then the lights suddenly go out\, his world is turned upside down and he must find new ways to express his creativity. \nWolfie An illustrator finds an ink blot unexpectedly brings a little wolf to life\, and she discovers that mistakes can sometimes lead to the most wonderful surprises. \nHouse Trap When a mouse steals the final piece of a puzzle\, a chaotic chase begins that ultimately brings a family closer together. A humorous story about togetherness and teamwork. \nThe Little One and the Giant A small mouse wanders through what seems to be a deserted world in search of life – and meets a giant. Friendship can often appear where it is least expected. \nFirst Flight Three young birds are about to take their very first flight. But then a group of frogs starts an unexpected show of their own\, andthe big moment turns into a lively and hilarious adventure. \nPingu & Bear Pingu and Bear share a big dream: they want to fly. Together\, the two friends embark on a fast-paced adventure where friendship\, courage\, and teamwork take centre stage. \n3.45pm Akiko\, the Flying Ape: dir Veit Helmer (2024) AED 25 \nA heartwarming tale of friendship\, courage\, solidarity\, and the importance of nature and belonging. Young Akiko the monkey lives happily enough in the zoo but when he learns it’s not the family’s true home he sets out to find his relatives in the forest so they can help free the animals still living in captivity. Along the way\, he meets a variety of animal companions who support him in overcoming challenges and pursuing his dreams. \n6.45pm Rock My Heart: dir Hanno Olderdissen (2017)  AED 25 \nAn adventurous teen with a heart defect bonds with an unruly stallion\, giving her renewed courage and a fresh outlook on life. She trains to compete as an amateur jockey in what will be a life-threatening race … A powerful story about resilience\, believing in oneself\, and finding the strength to pursue one’s dreams despite adversity. \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/schlingel-abu-dhabi-day-three/
LOCATION:Cultural Foundation\, Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum Street\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Family/kids,Film
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SUMMARY:Promis le Ciel | Promised Sky: dir Erige Sehiri (2025)
DESCRIPTION:Sehiri’s intimate drama follows four generations of Ivorian immigrant women as they find solidarity\, conflict and sometimes a sense of displacement in one another’s company. We’re dropped into the lives of Marie (Aïssa Maïga)\, Naney (Debora Lobe Naney) and Jolie (Laetitia Ky)\, as the three roommates care for a little girl\, Kenza (Estelle Kenza Dogbo)\, a displaced child who appears to have miraculously survived a migrant shipwreck before the three women found her. Female relationships are complicated enough as is\, even between those on a level playing field; but in their adopted home in Tunisia none of the women are equals from a socio-economic standpoint … \nScreens in the CinemaNA series of contemporary Arab cinema. Curated by NYUAD Arts Professor of Film and New Media Scandar Copti\, CinemaNA – which is celebrated 10 years of programming – is presented by the NYUAD Film and New Media Program in partnership with The Arts Center.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/promis-le-ciel-promised-sky-dir-erige-sehiri-2025-2/
LOCATION:The Arts Center @ NYUAD\, NYUAD Campus\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261104T190000
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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: \n32 Abo El Mahasein El-Shazly dir May Ziady (2023\, Egypt: 12 min) \nForce them to leave their old house and move to a new one\, director May Ziady and her aunt reflect on their memories of family members … \nAspis dir Antonio Romagnoli (2025\, Italy: 15 min) \nEvery year\, a viper awakens from hibernation and resumes its life cycle. But this year something changes … \nCinema Al Dunia  dir Amro Ali (2024\, Syria: 15 min) \nA short documentary that turns its lens on a storied Damascus movie house\, exploring its present condition and uncertain future. \nTempest dir Bridget Sutherland (2024\, New Zealand: 10 min) \nA portrait of the New Zealand artist Peter Roche\, highlighting works that speak to the dangers of the Nuclear Age and its psychological impact. \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/cineolios-cinenights-6/
LOCATION:Alliance Française Dubai\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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