Founded by Emirati filmmaker and curator Nawaf Al Janahi in 2020, Cineolio\u2018s 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.<\/p>\n
The screenings tonight will be followed by a discussion led by Nawaf Al Janahi. The films:<\/p>\n
Into the Night<\/strong><\/span> dir Faycal Hammoum (2021, Algeria: 17 min)<\/em><\/p>\n Louisa moves through the streets of Algiers putting up missing-person posters in search of her daughter, Souad. Her quest ounderlines the profound divide between the generation of independence and Algerian youth today …<\/p>\n Long Trip<\/strong><\/span> dir Ali Kadhum (2021, Belgium\/Iraq: 13 min \u2013 still above)<\/em><\/p>\n After the death of his father, Dries must make a fundamental decision to either cremate the body or return it to be buried in his birth country as tradition dictates …<\/p>\n Off-Season<\/strong><\/span> dir Francescu Artily (2023, France: 14 min)<\/em><\/p>\n A cameraman who shoots picturesque videos for a TV production company wanders alone through landscapes in search of the best view. The image becomes the main character of an existential quest …<\/p>\n Trinidad<\/strong><\/span> dir Jose Manuel Azuela (2024, Mexico: 20 min)<\/em><\/p>\n A Mexican western set in the 1950s: three children, wishing to keep the memory of their grandfather close, steal his ashes from a cemetery …<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"