The Dubai International Film Festival is partnering with the American Mission to the UAE to present eight powerful documentaries from the American Documentary Showcase to audiences across the emirates. All screenings are free of charge and open to the public. The showcase, an array of award-winning contemporary American documentaries, offers an uncommon view of American […]
The Dubai International Film Festival is partnering with the American Mission to the UAE to present eight powerful documentaries from the American Documentary Showcase to audiences across the emirates. All screenings are free of charge and open to the public.
The showcase, an array of award-winning contemporary American documentaries, offers an uncommon view of American society and culture as seen by its independent filmmakers. The films explore diverse topics from civil rights, the loss of native cultures and the difficulties experienced by immigrants, to slam poetry, wildlife and education.
The eight films will screen at Grand Cinemas, Abu Dhabi Mall on September 30 and October 1 and in Dubais VOX Cinemas, Mall of the Emirates from October 6 to 8, 2011, and include: Louder Than A Bomb; No Subtitles Necessary: László and Vilmos; A Village Called Versailles; One Lucky Elephant; Corner Plot; Freedom Riders; We Still Live Here and The Lottery. During the week, filmmakers from the showcase will also visit UAE universities in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Dubai to conduct workshops.
Speaking about the showcase, U.S. ambassador to the UAE Michael H. Corbin stated: I would like to thank the Dubai International Film Festival for its partnership in bringing the 2011 American Documentary Showcase to the UAE. I am confident that these award-winning films will highlight many illuminating aspects of American society and culture to audiences across the UAE and further strengthen cultural cooperation between our two countries.
DIFF artistic director Masoud Amralla Al Ali mentioned: Since it inception eight years ago, the Dubai International Film Festival has championed the concept of bridging cultures and meeting minds through cinema. The American Documentary Showcase is an opportunity to expand the cultural conversation by enabling audiences in the UAE to see different perspectives of the United States through uncommon, real stories told by its own people.
Our partnership with the American Embassy in Abu Dhabi and the U.S. Consulate in Dubai is part of our commitment to bring contemporary, insightful and thought-provoking cinema experiences to the UAE public, he added.
