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:

Avalons dir Carlos Eduardo Nogueria (2011, Brazil: 17 min)

Medieval fantasy: the duel for the Princess’ hand leads to vengeance from beyond the grave …

The Beetle at the End of the Street dir Joan Vives I Lozano (2018, Spain: 18 min – still above)

A psychic fishmonger foresees Amadeo’s death, so his fellow villagers decide to give him the best final seven days for which one could ask …

Before The Rain Fades Away dir Hassan Ammar (2023, Egypt: 11 min)

A father struggles between the harsh reality of his grief for his daughter and the violent visions that plague his sleep, until he can no longer tell which world is real …

Blind Spot dir Lotfi Achour (2021, Tunisia/France: 13 min)

Animated documentary that gives a voice to Kamel Matmati, who was tortured to death behind closed doors in 1991 under the Ben Ali dictatorship in Tunisia, to unveil what happened …