Cineolio’s Cinenights

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.

The screenings tonight will be followed by a discussion led by Nawaf Al Janahi. The films:

Lucia, Before & After dir Anu Valia (2016, USA: 14 min)

A 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.

Munchkin dir Anne Thorens (2022, Switzerland: 20 min)

A 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.

Sarah dir Alaa Abu Farraj (2022, Syria: 17 min)

Sarah 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 …

The Sea Runs High, One dir Evgeniya Korchagina (2021, Russia: 13 min)

A young woman who has suffered a miscarriage is asked to hold a friend’s one-year-old. The sea provides context …