Overview
The Spring Film Series presents award-winning films that explore themes focused on resistance, passion and self-expression through narratives featuring indomitable characters who break free from restrictive traditions.
Screening Information
12 February 2022
The Salt in Our Waters (2020)
Director: Rezwan Shahriar Sumit
Bangladesh, France
Narrative | 106 min
Bengali with Arabic and English subtitles
19 February 2022
Casablanca Beats (2021)
Director: Nabil Ayouch
France, Morocco
Narrative | 102 min
Arabic with English subtitles
26 February 2022
9 Days in Raqqa (2020)
Director: Xavier De Lauzanne
France, Syria
Documentary | 88 min
Arabic, English, French, Kurdish 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.
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Related Content
The Salt in Our Waters (2020)
An affluent and idealistic sculptor leaves the bustling Dhaka city to relocate to a coastal village on the Bangladeshi delta to find inspiration.
Casablanca Beats (2021)
Anas, a well-known former rapper, takes a job at a cultural centre in Sidi Moumen, a working-class neighbourhood in Casablanca.
9 Days in Raqqa (2020)
The task to rebuild Raqqa, the former capital of the Islamic State, rests on the shoulders of the ruined city’s newly elected mayor, Kurdish-Syrian civil engineer Leila Mustapha.