Programme

In partnership with Middle East International Film Festival a selection of films were shown in conjunction with Disorientation II: The Rise and Fall of Arab Cities.

Poignant, significant, and humorous, these films touched the audience and prompted a sense of community and reminiscent of the pan-Arab unity initiative of the 20th century.

Amreeka, 2009

Wednesday 10 February 2010

Directed by Cherien Dabis

Neighbors, 2009

Wednesday 10 March 2010

Directed by Tahani Rached

 

About MEIFF:

The Middle East International Film Festival (MEIFF) was established in 2007 and is presented annually in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, by the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH). MEIFF´s mission is to affirm the key place Abu Dhabi holds as an emerging cultural center and to foster the growth of its local film community. The festival celebrates cinema in all its form by creating a vibrant forum for storytellers from the Middle East and around the world.

 

All films took place in Manarat Al Saadiyat, Saadiyat Island.