Sharjah Art Foundation

Sharjah Biennial 16

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
6 Febuary — 15 June 2025

The Unknown Saint (still), 2019

Alaa Eddine Aljem
The Unknown Saint (still)
2019
Digital video, colour, sound
100 minutes
Courtesy of MC Distribution

Overview

The Spring Film Series presents award-winning films themed around sacrifice and the desire to reach a goal. The selected films explore the notions of passion, ambition and determination through different film genres. How far would the characters go to achieve their goals, survive and co-exist within particular social and political dilemmas?

Screening Information

19 February 2021
The Unknown Saint (2019)
Director: Alaa Eddine Aljem
Morocco
Narrative | 100 minutes
Arabic with English subtitles

5 March 2021
The Milkmaid (2020)
Director: Desmond Ovbiagele
Nigeria
Narrative | 136 minutes
Hausa with Arabic and English subtitles

26 March 2021
Sun Children (2020)
Director: Majid Majidi
Iran
Narrative | 99 minutes
Farsi with Arabic and English subtitles

All film screenings begin at 8.30 pm in Sharjah Art Foundation’s open-air Mirage City Cinema, Al Mureijah Art Spaces.