A weekend of films for children and the young, presented by the Goethe-Institut Gulf Region as a taster version of the well established SCHLiNGEL International Film Festival held in Chemnitz, Germany. The Abu Dhabi version runs over the weekend of [... more]
Solo exhibition that offers "a unique perspective on the beauty of nature and the urgent need for environmental stewardship". To 14 July.
A collection of digital and painted art from ChefBurger (aka Mano Gonzalez) that "offers a unique opportunity to experience the convergence of diverse cultures through compelling portraits, French masterpieces, and a profound reverence for nature". Included is a new series [... more]
Another season of Emirati and Korean short films starts. The programme: Why is my Grandfather's Bed in our Living Room? dir Sarah Alhashimi (2021: 7 mins) An Emirati family recalls the loss of their ancestral house to urban modernisation; it [... more]
BFAF's art history lecture programme continues with Zayed National Museum director Peter Magee, exploring how the excavation and interpretation of archaeological sites in the ancient Near East was contoured by Orientalist thought and practice. In particular he focuses on the [... more]
A film for the 80th anniversary of D-Day and inspired by true events, The Last Rifleman is a moving drama starring Pierce Brosnan in one of his best roles as a WWII veteran living in a care home in Northern [... more]
Deloris Van Cartier seeks refuge in a convent after witnessing a crime, and her vibrant personality and musical prowess injects the convent’s choir with infectious energy and harmony. It's based of course on the Whoopi Goldberg movie of the same [... more]
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