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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261018T133000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261018T154000
DTSTAMP:20261014T070944Z
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SUMMARY:Inherit the Wind: dir Stanley Kramer (1960)
DESCRIPTION:Stanley Kramer wasn’t afraid to confront social issues considered too controversial for the major studios. In Inherit the Wind he tackled the creationism v evolution debate. Acting legends Spencer Tracy and Fredric March go toe-to-toe in a titanic courtroom battle\, the sensational trial of a young teacher in a small Tennessee town who is prosecuted for teaching Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution in a high school science class. Deservedly nominated for four Academy Awards\, Inherit the Wind is recognised as one of the most entertaining\, powerful and provocative films of its era. Highly recommended.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/inherit-the-wind-dir-stanley-kramer-1960/
LOCATION:Manarat al Saadiyat\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261018T110000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261018T130500
DTSTAMP:20261014T072429Z
CREATED:20261014T072429Z
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SUMMARY:Star Wars – The Empire Strikes Back: dir Irvin Kershner (1980)
DESCRIPTION:The second in the original Star Wars trilogy (the third\, Return of the Jedi\, is coming soon) was directed by Irvin Kershner\, who added a bit of depth and emotion to the action in the tragic second act of the rebellion. Features the arrival of Yoda\, the Cloud City of Bespin\, John Williams’ score\, and the massive plot twist that nobody saw coming the first time round …
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/star-wars-the-empire-strikes-back-dir-irvin-kershner-1980/
LOCATION:Manarat al Saadiyat\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261018
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261019
DTSTAMP:20260913T163012Z
CREATED:20260913T163012Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260913T163012Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY MONOCHROMA 2
DESCRIPTION:You don’t see enough ceramic art outside the interiors business\, and then it just tends to be bowls; so this show by Double J Collective (“the first project based in Dubai exclusively dedicated to exhibit\, promote and sell fine craft and design creations”) in partnership with DCT Abu Dhabi is well worth encouraging. Few details\, but we’re promised that “diverse ceramic practices come together in a dialogue shaped by material\, perspective and artistic expression”.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-monochroma-2/
LOCATION:Manarat al Saadiyat\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261011T133000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261011T150000
DTSTAMP:20261006T071330Z
CREATED:20261006T071330Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261006T071330Z
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SUMMARY:A Little Prayer: dir Angus MacLachlan (2023)
DESCRIPTION:A sensitive portrait of an American family and an emotional drama about finding kindred spirits in unexpected places. Bill (David Strathairn\, excellent) is a pillar of his Southern community: a business owner\, a veteran\, and the proud patriarch of an unruly but loving family. His daughter Patti (Anna Camp) has returned home after the collapse of her marriage\, his son David (Will Pullen) struggles to stay afloat\, his daughter-in-law Tammy (Jane Levy) is the only other person in his household who seems to value contemplation and repose. When Bill begins to suspect that David may be straying from his marital vows\, the father must confront the consequences for the family …
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/a-little-prayer-dir-angus-maclachlan-2023/
LOCATION:Manarat al Saadiyat\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261011T110000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261011T130000
DTSTAMP:20261006T070452Z
CREATED:20261006T070451Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261006T070452Z
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SUMMARY:Star Wars – A New Hope: dir George Lucas (1977)
DESCRIPTION:The original\, and possibly the best\, of the Star Wars mega-franchise. Written and directed by George Lucas\, and featuring one of the most dramatic intros ever\, this unmissable adventure introduced a galaxy of cleverly drawn characters – Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) and Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill)\, Han Solo (Harrison Ford) and his co-pilot Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew)\, and of course a masterful Jedi master in Obi-Wan Kenobi (Alec Guinness). This is a newly restored version\, too. Essential viewing.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/star-wars-a-new-hope-dir-george-lucas-1977/
LOCATION:Manarat al Saadiyat\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261005T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261005T210000
DTSTAMP:20260928T085307Z
CREATED:20260928T085307Z
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SUMMARY:My Father's Shadow: dir Akinola Davies Jr (2025)
DESCRIPTION:Another fine Cinema Space choice: winner of a Caméra d’Or Special Mention at Cannes and the 2026 BAFTA award for Outstanding Debut Feature\, My Father’s Shadow is a stunning debut for the British-Nigerian filmmaker Akinola Davis Jr. Set in 1993 Lagos\, a city anxiously awaiting the outcome of its first presidential election after a decade of military rule\, it’s a lyrical\, emotionally resonant story of two brothers reconnecting with their estranged father over a single\, transformative day. \nCo-written by the director and his brother Wale Davies\, this intimate\, tender portrait is inspired by their personal memories\, interweaving the profound depths of what families leave unspoken with a coming-of-age story given a overlay of political reckoning. \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/my-fathers-shadow-dir-akinola-davies-jr-2025/
LOCATION:Manarat al Saadiyat\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261004T130000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261004T143000
DTSTAMP:20260928T090449Z
CREATED:20260928T090449Z
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SUMMARY:Rocco and His Brothers (Rocco e i Suoi Fratelli): dir Luchino Visconti (1960)
DESCRIPTION:This epic study of family\, love\, and betrayal is one of Visconti’s most revered works; it’s also one of the defining films of a new realism in Italian cinema\, unafraid to confront the hypocrisies of the ruling class\, the squalor in urban living\, and the collision between generations. Rocco and His Brothers is the story of a tight-knit family that moves from Italy’s rural south to metropolitan Milan in search of a better life – with alarming\, unforeseen consequences. Operatically weaving the stories of five brothers across a vast canvas\, the film is an acknowledged influence on Coppola’s Godfather films; the extraordinary cast including Alain Delon\, Renato Salvatori\, Katina Paxinou\, Annie Girardot and Claudia Cardinale\, and this print has been beautifully restored to its original version.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/rocco-and-his-brothers-rocco-e-i-suoi-fratelli-dir-luchino-visconti-1960/
LOCATION:Manarat al Saadiyat\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261004T110000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261004T123000
DTSTAMP:20260928T091321Z
CREATED:20260928T091321Z
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SUMMARY:Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory: dir Mel Stuart (1971)
DESCRIPTION:A beautiful restoration of this family classic for its 55th anniversary\, based on the Roald Dahl book and staring Gene Wilder having a lot of fun with his role as the magical maker of scrumptious sweets. Charlie Bucket (Peter Ostrum)\, a lad with no money and a good heart\, wins one of five coveted Golden Tickets to visit Wonka’s mysterious chocolate factory with the chance to win a lifetime supply of chocolate. Coated with flavourful tunes and constantly dazzling production design\, this effervescent musical is a real treat.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/willy-wonka-the-chocolate-factory-dir-mel-stuart-1971/
LOCATION:Manarat al Saadiyat\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260928T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260928T210000
DTSTAMP:20260925T070242Z
CREATED:20260917T102859Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260925T070242Z
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SUMMARY:Blue Heron (Egy nyár emléke): dir Sophy Romvari (2025)
DESCRIPTION:A deeply personal portrait of childhood\, family fractures\, and the fragility of recollection from award-winning filmmaker Sophy Romvari\, who drew on her own experiences for her feature debut – a deeply personal portrait of childhood\, family fractures\, and the fragility of recollection. It’s a singular coming-of-age story\, masterfully chronicling the haze of a languid summer and the hyaline clarity of the moments that defined it. \nIn the late 1990s\, eight-year-old Sasha (Eylul Guven) and her Hungarian Canadian family relocate to a new home on Vancouver Island\, but they struggle to deal with the increasingly dangerous behavioural issues of her older brother\, Jeremy (Edik Beddoes). Though Sasha overhears snatches of conversations – a distressed telephone call\, a meeting with a social worker – she never fully understands what’s happening around her. Perhaps she never will … \nPresented by Hind Mezaina’s Culturist Film Club.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/blue-heron-egy-nyar-emleke-dir-sophy-romvari-2025/
LOCATION:Manarat al Saadiyat\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260925
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260926
DTSTAMP:20260922T093809Z
CREATED:20260922T093431Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260922T093809Z
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SUMMARY:Agatha Gothe-Snape: Network of Answers
DESCRIPTION:Guggenheim Abu Dhabi is preparing the local audience for its 11 December opening with a series of events “for the public to engage with artists\, ideas and conversations that are shaping the new museum”. This one is an interactive artwork by the Australian Guggenheim Abu Dhabi-commissioned artist Agatha Gothe-Snape: you respond to a series of questions through a phone booth installation\, intended to gather personal reflections\, memories and perspectives to build a collective archive of voices from Abu Dhabi. It’ll be available to 22 October.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/agatha-gothe-snape-network-of-answers/
LOCATION:Manarat al Saadiyat\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Participation
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260925
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260928
DTSTAMP:20260925T070237Z
CREATED:20260922T092843Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260925T070237Z
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SUMMARY:Art Appears: Chant Avedissian
DESCRIPTION:Guggenheim Abu Dhabi is preparing the local audience for its 11 December opening with a series of events at Manarat al Saadiyat “for the public to engage with artists\, ideas and conversations that are shaping the new museum”. This one has three days on Chant Avedissian\, an artist in the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi Collection\, that will explore the influences that shaped Avedissian’s distinctive visual language which reinterpreted Egypt’s cultural icons\, histories and collective memory through a contemporary artistic lens. \nWe’re not sure of the timings\, but the programme is … \n25 Sept Talks\n26 Sept Workshops\n27 Sept Quiz \nYou’re invited to preregister for one or more of these here. \nRight: Chant Avedissian\, Hind Rostom\, from the Icons of the Nile series (c.1991)
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/art-appears-chant-avedissian/
LOCATION:Manarat al Saadiyat\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Talk,Workshop
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260918
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260919
DTSTAMP:20260916T105731Z
CREATED:20260916T105731Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T105731Z
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SUMMARY:Doors of (Al Sha'biya)
DESCRIPTION:Through the doors of Al Sha’biya\, the traditional neighbourhoods that emerged in the 1970s\, this exhibition tells the stories of generations of Emirati families\, revealing the quiet ways people leave their mark on the places they call home. Organised by Manarat Al Saadiyat Photography Studio in collaboration with #AbuDhabiStreets.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/doors-of-al-shabiya/
LOCATION:Manarat al Saadiyat\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Photography
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260918
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260919
DTSTAMP:20260916T110530Z
CREATED:20260913T162558Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T110530Z
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SUMMARY:MONOCHROMA 2
DESCRIPTION:You don’t see enough ceramic art outside the interiors business\, and then it just tends to be bowls; so this show by Double J Collective (“the first project based in Dubai exclusively dedicated to exhibit\, promote and sell fine craft and design creations”) in partnership with DCT Abu Dhabi is well worth encouraging. Few details\, apart from “emerging and established artists [who] come together within a shared black-and-white palette”\, but we are promised “diverse ceramic practices … in a dialogue shaped by material\, perspective and artistic expression”. To 18 October. \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/monochroma-2/
LOCATION:Manarat al Saadiyat\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260909T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260909T210000
DTSTAMP:20260806T142645Z
CREATED:20260806T142645Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260806T142645Z
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SUMMARY:The Village Next To Paradise: dir Mo Harawe (2024)
DESCRIPTION: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 disasters\, and the constant presence of drones. The family dynamic is altered by the arrival of Marmargrade’s sister Araweelo\, seeking a fresh start after her divorce. The newly formed family has to confront challenges while pursuing individual goals and facing the intricacies of modern life\, relying on love\, trust\, and resilience to guide them. \nThis Austrian-produced film (in Somali with English subtitles) shows in the NAAS Film Festival programme under the theme ‘Family Reel: Celebrating the Year of the Family’. \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-village-next-to-paradise-dir-mo-harawe-2024-2/
LOCATION:Manarat al Saadiyat\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260831T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260831T210000
DTSTAMP:20260825T100556Z
CREATED:20260825T100556Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260825T100556Z
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SUMMARY:The President's Cake: dir Hasan Hadi (2025)
DESCRIPTION:Hasan Hadi’s debut feature is a beautiful tale of love\, friendship and resilience told from the perspective of a child growing up under Saddam Hussein’s oppressive regime. It was the first Iraqi film to feature at the Cannes Film Festival\, where it premiered in the Directors’ Fortnight and won both the section’s Audience Award and the Camera d’Or. \nNine-year-old Lamia (the unselfconsciously excellent Baneen Ahmad Nayyef) is required by her school to make a birthday cake for the Iraqi president. Lamia sets off into town with her grandmother Bibi (Waheed Thabet Khreibat) and her pet cockerel Hindi; as she shops for sanctioned and hard-to-find ingredients\, she meets a series of vivid characters\, some very engaging and at least one pretty creepy. The results are highly engaging\, and the cake climax is worth the wait … Highly recommended\, and kudos to Cinema Space for finding this little gem for its programme of free screening. \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-presidents-cake-dir-hasan-hadi-2025/
LOCATION:Manarat al Saadiyat\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260830T130000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260830T143000
DTSTAMP:20260825T094839Z
CREATED:20260825T094818Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260825T094839Z
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SUMMARY:For A Few Dollars More: dir Sergio Leone (1965)
DESCRIPTION:The second chapter in Sergio Leone’s epic Dollars Trilogy ups the ante with more tension\, more grit\, and a bigger budget thanks the success of the first outing for the Man With No Name. This time around two rival bounty killers (Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef) are hunting the same target\, the outlaw known as El Indio (Gian Maria Volonté). Forming an uneasy alliance\, the pair infiltrate El Indio’s gang … Leone’s mythic\, feverish vision of the traditional Western is packed with unforgettable visuals\, a great slow-burning score\, and sharp storytelling. This beautifully restored print is totally uncut (expect some blood!) and represents another good pick in Cinema Space’s continuing programme of free screenings.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/for-a-few-dollars-more-dir-sergio-leone-1965/
LOCATION:Manarat al Saadiyat\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260830T110000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260830T124000
DTSTAMP:20260825T093904Z
CREATED:20260825T093806Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260825T093904Z
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SUMMARY:The Glassworker: dir Usman Riaz (2024)
DESCRIPTION:First-time director Usman Riaz embraces the old-fashioned star-crossed romance with a beautifully animated film about a young glassblowing artist and his lost love. At the same time it’s a truly humanist\, demonstrating how art and creativity can provide solace and strength even in the darkest times. It’s Pakistan’s first hand-drawn animated film\, inspired by the films of Studio Ghibli and ten years in the making. Another good pick in Cinema Space’s continuing programme of free screenings.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-glassworker-dir-usman-riaz-2024/
LOCATION:Manarat al Saadiyat\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260824T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260824T210000
DTSTAMP:20260812T105430Z
CREATED:20260812T103827Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260812T105430Z
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SUMMARY:Familiar Touch: dir Sarah Friedland (2024)
DESCRIPTION:A coming-of-old-age story with real compassion: writer-director Sarah Friedland’s story follows the octogenarian Ruth Goldman (noted stage actress Kathleen Chalfant – “an astonishingly nuanced\, considered and graceful performance” said the Guardian review) as she copes with dementia and her shifting\, fading memories in an assisted living facility. “Friedland explores the human mind in all its frailness and glory” said Sight & Sound of this gentle life-affirming drama. Another great Cinema Space pick\, at a great price …
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/familiar-touch-dir-sarah-friedland-2024/
LOCATION:Manarat al Saadiyat\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260823T130000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260823T143000
DTSTAMP:20260825T092814Z
CREATED:20260812T102742Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260825T092814Z
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SUMMARY:A Fistful of Dollars: dir Sergio Leone (1964)
DESCRIPTION:Sergio Leone’s satirical riff on director Akira Kurosawa’s samurai classic Yojimbo launched the Spaghetti Western\, Clint Eastwood’s career as a movie star\, and Ennio Morricone as a household name thanks to that unforgettable score. An instant international phenomenon\, this hard-hitting epic stunned audiences with its violence\, gritty realism and tongue-in-cheek humour … Essential viewing and another good pick in Cinema Space’s continuing programme of free screenings.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/a-fistful-of-dollars-dir-sergio-leone-1964/
LOCATION:Manarat al Saadiyat\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260823T110000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260823T121500
DTSTAMP:20260812T102147Z
CREATED:20260812T102147Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260812T102147Z
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SUMMARY:Cinderella: dir  Wilfred Jackson\, Hamilton Luske\, Clyde Geronimi (1950)
DESCRIPTION:Walt Disney spent more than a decade developing this animated film version of the fairy tale about a beleaguered girl\, tormented by her unsympathetic stepmother and stepsisters\, who gets a chance at romance and a better future through the intervention of her fairy godmother. Disney had the entire film staged with live actors to create reference footage for the animators to work from … This beautifully restored version looks like a great Sunday morning treat for the family.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/cinderella-dir-wilfred-jackson-hamilton-luske-clyde-geronimi-1950/
LOCATION:Manarat al Saadiyat\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260817T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260817T210000
DTSTAMP:20260812T101504Z
CREATED:20260812T101437Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260812T101504Z
UID:10014027-1786995000-1787000400@magpie.ae
SUMMARY:Thirteen Lives: dir Ron Howard (2022)
DESCRIPTION:Ron Howard’s dramatisation of the incredible rescue of 12 boys and their football coach from the Tham Luang Nang Non cave system in 2018. Trapped following an unexpected rainstorm\, a team of world-class divers navigated through miles of dangerous cave networks to find the boys – but finding them was only the beginning. Viggo Mortensen\, Colin Farrell\, and Joel Edgerton star. Howard\, who knows how to ramp up the tension in a true-life near-disaster (he did Apollo 13\, after all) delivers a gripping survival drama built on tension\, realism\, and quiet heroism. Another good pick in Cinema Space’s continuing programme of free screenings …
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/thirteen-lives-dir-ron-howard-2022/
LOCATION:Manarat al Saadiyat\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260722T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260722T203000
DTSTAMP:20260714T171724Z
CREATED:20260714T171724Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260714T171724Z
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SUMMARY:La Ferme des Bertrand (The Bertrand’s Farm): dir Gilles Perret (2023)
DESCRIPTION:Reflective\, slightly elegiac documentary on rural French farming life via three visits over 50 years to a family farm in Haute-Savoie. In 1972\, the Bertrand dairy farm — run by three brothers and home to a hundred animals — is filmed for the first time. Director (and neighbour) Gilles Perret returned in 1997\, when the farm is being passed on to nephew Patrick and his wife Hélène. Twenty‑five years later\, he picks up the camera again as Hélène prepares to hand over the reins. Through the voices and gestures of those who shaped the farm across generations\, the film traces intimate life paths shaped by work\, continuity\, and change … \nIn French with English subtitles. Screens as part of the series Family Reel: Celebrating the Year of the Family.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/la-ferme-des-bertrand-the-bertrands-farm-dir-gilles-perret-2023/
LOCATION:Manarat al Saadiyat\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260708T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260708T210000
DTSTAMP:20260701T130126Z
CREATED:20260622T124224Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260701T130126Z
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SUMMARY:Grüße vom Mars | Greetings from Mars: dir Sarah Winkenstette (2024)
DESCRIPTION:Tom is ten and different from other children: changes unsettle him\, loud noises overwhelm him\, and he feels most at home in his world of outer space — often dressed in his astronaut suit. When his mother unexpectedly has to travel to China\, Tom and his siblings Nina and Elmar are sent to stay with their grandparents in the countryside for six weeks. To Tom\, this feels like a disaster; but to encourage him\, his mother gives him a logbook and suggests treating the stay as a trial Mars mission. With Nina as the radio operator and Elmar as First Officer\, the small crew sets out to explore the “planet” Lunau — and to understand grandparents who seem to live by rules entirely their own. \nIn German with English subtitles. Screens in the NAAS Film Festival series\, which this year has the theme Family Reel: Celebrating the Year of the Family. \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/greetings-from-mars/
LOCATION:Manarat al Saadiyat\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260624T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260624T210000
DTSTAMP:20260622T132643Z
CREATED:20260622T132410Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260622T132643Z
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SUMMARY:La vita da grandi  | Siblings: dir Greta Scarano (2025)
DESCRIPTION:Irene is happy enough in Rome when her mother asks her to return for a few days to Rimini\, the city where she was brought up and from which she fled\, to take care of her older brother Omar. He’s autistic\, and he has very clear ideas about his future: he has no intention of living with her when their parents are no longer around\, and he is ready to do anything to fulfill his life’s dreams – to get married\, to have three children\, and to become a famous rap singer. But for all these things to happen\, Omar must first become independent; this comedy-drama charts the touching route through which he can become “an adult” … In their home full of memories\, Irene and Omar face fears and hopes together and discover that\, in order to grow\, sometimes you need two people. \nIn Italian with English subtitles. Presented by the Italian Cultural Institute Abu Dhabi; screens in the NAAS Film Festival series\, which this year has the theme Family Reel: Celebrating the Year of the Family. \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/la-vita-da-grandi-siblings-dir-greta-scarano-2025-2/
LOCATION:Manarat al Saadiyat\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260618T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260618T190000
DTSTAMP:20260617T121336Z
CREATED:20260617T121336Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260617T121336Z
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SUMMARY:City Circles Talk: The Museum as an Urban Anchor
DESCRIPTION:Part of Guggenheim Abu Dhabi’s ongoing City Circles programme exploring the connections between architecture\, the environment\, and urban life\, this conversation looks at the ways museums operate within the urban fabric\, exploring their role in shaping movement\, gathering\, and the use of surrounding public spaces. From accessibility and scale to circulation and engagement\, the discussion will consider how cultural institutions can serve as points of connection within the city rather than isolated destinations … \nThe panel: \nDr Alamira Reem Al Hashimi Urbanist\, Architect\, and Historian\nDr Ahmed Almulla Urban Planner\nFatma Alkhayat Urban Planner\nModerator: Rashed Ajlouni Public Programming\, Guggenheim Abu Dhabi
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/city-circles-talk-the-museum-as-an-urban-anchor/
LOCATION:Manarat al Saadiyat\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Architecture,Talk,Urbanism
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260610T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260610T210000
DTSTAMP:20260601T131906Z
CREATED:20260601T131845Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260601T131906Z
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SUMMARY:La Vallée des Fous (Sailing Home): dir Xavier Beauvois (2024)
DESCRIPTION:Jean-Paul is not a bad guy by any means\, but he is going through a rough patch – pp to his ears in debts\, he pulls away from his family and takes refuge in the bottle. But\, inside\, he dreams of adventure; and he projects these fantasies onto the Vendée Globe\, the famous single-handed\, round-the-world yacht race\, an event which he sort-of took part in … by sitting in front of his computer and joining Virtual Regatta (alongside a million other internet users). This time round\, he decides to take the virtual challenge seriously – it does after all have a €150\,000 prize for the winner – and he elects to confine himself to the boat parked in the garden of his restaurant for three whole months. Jean-Paul equips himself with all the gear – wind turbine\, a solar panel\, food rations\, medical supplies – under the dubious but loving eyes of his father and daughter. And then the day of the departure arrives … \nIn French with English subtitles. The film screens as part of the NAAS Film Festival\, a collaboration between several international cultural institutions in the UAE that screens independent films which highlight socially relevant themes.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/la-vallee-des-fous-sailing-home-dir-xavier-beauvois-2024/
LOCATION:Manarat al Saadiyat\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260527T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260527T210000
DTSTAMP:20260520T132415Z
CREATED:20260520T132415Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260520T132415Z
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SUMMARY:Discesa libera | Free Fall: dir Sandro Torella (2025)
DESCRIPTION:Manuel Falco is a young actor who\, after an early success\, finds himself avoided by everyone because of his excessive disrespectfulness. He is forced to start over\, taking on modest jobs — among them caring for Vittorio\, an elderly man with Alzheimer’s. When Vittorio is admitted to a clinic\, Manuel follows him and attempts to “heal the patients through art”. This dream may mark Manuel’s own rebirth — and offer a glimmer of hope to those in his care. \nIn Italian with English subtitles. Presented by the Italian Cultural Institute Abu Dhabi; screens in the NAAS Film Festival series\, which this year has the theme Family Reel: Celebrating the Year of the Family. \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/discesa-libera-free-fall-dir-sandro-torella-2025/
LOCATION:Manarat al Saadiyat\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260524T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260524T194000
DTSTAMP:20260520T130133Z
CREATED:20260520T130133Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260520T130133Z
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SUMMARY:Promis le Ciel | Promised Sky: dir Erige Sehiri (2025)
DESCRIPTION:Sehiri’s intimate drama follows four generations of Ivorian immigrant women as they find solidarity\, conflict and sometimes a sense of displacement in one another’s company. We’re dropped into the lives of Marie (Aïssa Maïga)\, Naney (Debora Lobe Naney) and Jolie (Laetitia Ky)\, as the three roommates care for a little girl\, Kenza (Estelle Kenza Dogbo)\, a displaced child who appears to have miraculously survived a migrant shipwreck before the three women found her. Female relationships are complicated enough as is\, even between those on a level playing field; but in their adopted home in Tunisia none of the women are equals from a socio-economic standpoint … \nScreens in the Manarat al Saadiyat’s week-long CineMas “alternative film festival”.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/promis-le-ciel-promised-sky-dir-erige-sehiri-2025/
LOCATION:Manarat al Saadiyat\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260523T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260523T210000
DTSTAMP:20260520T130744Z
CREATED:20260520T130623Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260520T130744Z
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SUMMARY:The Kid: dir Charlie Chaplin (1921)
DESCRIPTION:An evening of cinema and live music at the Manarat’s restuarant Taparelle\, featuring a screening Chaplin’s silent masterpiece – comedy\, emotion\, and unforgettable storytelling – with a DJ gig by Amin Fari. The result “reimagines a timeless cinematic masterpiece through a live musical atmosphere in an intimate restaurant setting”. The closer for the Manarat al Saadiyat’s week-long CineMas “alternative film festival”.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-kid-dir-charlie-chaplin-1921-2/
LOCATION:Manarat al Saadiyat\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260523T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260523T210000
DTSTAMP:20260520T125128Z
CREATED:20260520T125128Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260520T125128Z
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SUMMARY:Sirât: dir Oliver Laxe (2025)
DESCRIPTION:Luis and his son Esteban travel to a rave held in the deserts of southern Morocco in search of his missing daughter. They hand out her photo again and again; hope is fading\, but they hear from a group of ravers that there’s one last party further into the desert. As they venture deeper into the burning wilderness\, the journey forces them to confront their own limits … Variety called the film a “brilliantly bizarre\, cult-ready vision of human psychology tested to its limits”. \nScreens in the Manarat al Saadiyat’s week-long CineMas “alternative film festival”.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/sirat-dir-oliver-laxe-2025/
LOCATION:Manarat al Saadiyat\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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