• The Secret of Pin-Up Island: dir Alecs Nastoiu (2024)

    RAK Chamber of Commerce Al Nakheel, Ras al Khaimah

    Cutting-edge AI-driven therapy has revolutionised treatment for depression; but Alesia's subconscious embarks on a virtual journey where reality and fantasy intertwine, forcing her to confront past demons to reclaim her mental health ... This Romanian film shows as part of [ ... ]

    Free
  • Kensuke’s Kingdom: dir Neil Boyle and Kirk Hendry (2023)

    RAK Chamber of Commerce Al Nakheel, Ras al Khaimah

    An animated adventure based on the 1999 children's novel by Michael Morpurgo. On a worldwide sailing trip with his family, young Michael and his dog are swept overboard during a storm in the Pacific. They wash ashore on a desert [ ... ]

    Free
  • Emirati Short Films

    RAK Chamber of Commerce Al Nakheel, Ras al Khaimah

    This free programme screens as part of the European Film Festival, organised by the Delegation of the European Union to the UAE in partnership with the Cultural Foundation Abu Dhabi and Ras Al Khaimah Art. The films: Guardians of the [ ... ]

    Free
  • Ocean with David Attenborough

    The Climate Tribe MiZA, Abu Dhabi

    A special TCT Screening Club evening in celebration of World Oceans Day featuring the stunning, visually immersive 2025 documentary, narrated by Attenborough, which explores the importance of the Earth's oceans and the threats. There'll be a discussion after the screening.

    Free, but pre-register
  • Space Cadet: dir Kid Koala (2025)

    The Arts Center @ NYUAD NYUAD Campus, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

    A music-filled dialogue-free feature-length animation about a young astronaut and her guardian robot. Based on Kid Koala’s award-winning graphic novel, it deals poignantly with love, loss, memories and the bonds that connect us ... The film has an original score [ ... ]

    AED15
  • Une Part Manquante (A Missing Part): dir Guillaume Senez (2024)

    Alliance Française Dubai Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    Every day, Jay travels the length and breadth of Tokyo in his taxi, looking for his daughter Lily. In the nine years since he has separated from his wife, he has never been able to get custody of his daughter; [ ... ]

    AED 35
  • Memories of Princess Mumbi: dir Damien Hauser (2025)

    Jameel Arts Centre Al Jaddaf, Dubai

    Damien Hauser's story has filmmaker Kuve travelling to Umata in 2093 to document the aftermath of a war that revived ancient kingdoms. He meets Mumbi there, and she challenges him to make his film without AI. As Kuve searches for [ ... ]

    Free, but pre-register
  • L’amore che ho: dir Paolo Licata (2025)

    Cultural Foundation Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum Street, Abu Dhabi

    A classic rags-to-riches story of a fierce, gifted woman who rose against overwhelming odds from gruelling labour in the fields of Sicily to the most prestigious stages and huge audiences. In 1990, the near-legendary Sicilian folk singer Rosa Balistreri was [ ... ]

    AED 25
  • Anna: dir Monica Guerritore (2025)

    Cultural Foundation Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum Street, Abu Dhabi

    An emotional biopic about the famed Italian actress Anna Magnani. In 1956, Magnani was in the running for the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role; waiting for the news to arrive, she spends the night wandering the [ ... ]

    AED 25
  • Afterlives: dir Kevin Lee (2025)

    Jameel Arts Centre Al Jaddaf, Dubai

    A desktop documentary that critically engages with the historical and digital traces of extremist propaganda, questioning how images of violence circulate, mutate, and persist. The film moves between virtual investigations and real-world encounters with artists, activists, and researchers who seek [ ... ]

    Free, but pre-register
  • Do You Love Me? dir Lana Daher (2025)

    Jameel Arts Centre Al Jaddaf, Dubai

    A love letter to Beirut in the form of a playful and personal journey through Lebanon’s audiovisual memory – 70 years of film, TV, home videos, and photography, exploring the collective Lebanese psyche and marked by joy and intimacy, destruction [ ... ]

    Free, but pre-register
  • Ratatouille: dir Brad Bird and Jan Pinkava (2007)

    Louvre Abu Dhabi Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi

    A talented rat called Remy teams up with a young kitchen worker in Paris to secretly create extraordinary dishes. Screens at the Louvre Abu Dhabi Auditorium in LouvreAD's Art in Motion programme of films inspired by artworks from the gallery’s [ ... ]

    Free, but pre-register
  • Bambi: dir David Hand (1942)

    Louvre Abu Dhabi Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi

    Disney's classic coming-of-age animated drama tells the story of a young deer who loses his mother to a hunter and learns to survive in the forest with his friends. Screens at the Louvre Abu Dhabi Auditorium in LouvreAD's Art in [ ... ]

    Free, but pre-register
  • The Blazing Sun: dir Youssef Chahine (1954)

    Jameel Arts Centre Al Jaddaf, Dubai

    In pre-1952 Luxor, newly graduated agricultural engineer Ahmed helps his village upgrade their crops. That threatens the interests of their feudalist landlord, Taher Pasha; seeking revenge, Pasha and his conniving nephew, Riad, devise a plan to flood the peasants’ fields, [ ... ]

    Free, but pre-register
  • The Lion King: dir Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff (1994)

    Louvre Abu Dhabi Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi

    A gorgeously restored print for the 30th anniversary of the family friendly classic. With help from his long-lost friend, Nala (Moira Kelly), and a curious pair of newfound friends, Pumbaa (Ernie Sabella) and Timon (Nathan Lane), Simba (Matthew Broderick) must [ ... ]

    Free, but pre-register
  • The Village Next To Paradise: dir Mo Harawe (2024)

    Manarat al Saadiyat Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

    The first Somali film to be featured at the Cannes Film Festival (in 2024), The Village Next to Paradise tells the story of Mamargrade who is struggling to raise his son Cigaal in their rural Somali village amidst conflict, natural [ ... ]

    Free