IN FOCUS: Screenings of Gulf Film Festival Winners at Sikka
If you haven't visited SIKKA just yet-Kipp gives you six reasons to remedy that. In this feature we take a look at six promising films that will be screened at the art festival.
March 19, 2012 3:20 by kippreport
-
Winner of The Official Gulf Competition / Documentary Films /First Prize :Nujoom Alghanem (Director)SynopsisHamama is a 90-year-old female healer and living legend in the Emirates. Her skills are incredibly valuable to hundreds who continue to visit her each day seeking her essential cures. Yet, Hamama struggles with the responsibility of providing the care that is so needed, while she confronts her own personal hardships.Director: Nujoom AlghanemProducer: Khalid Albudoor, Nujoom AlghanemScriptwriter: Khalid AlbudoorScreening: SIKKA: Tuesday, 20 March | 6:00 - 8:00 pmFor more on SIKKA check this out. -
Winner of The Official Gulf Competition / Short Films /Special Mention :Jamal Salim (Director)Director: Jamal SalimProducer: Jamal SalimScriptwriter: Jamal SalimSynopsisA grave digger is forced into retirement after 30 years of service. However, he wishes to stay on in the UAE - even wanting to die in the country - as to him, it is home.Screening: Thursday, 22 March | 6:00 - 7:00 pmFor more on SIKKA check this out. -
Director: Ali Al JabriProducer: Ali Al JabriScriptwriter: E. S.Cinematographer: Rashid Humaid Al-MarriSynopsisAn expatriate and local consultant both vie for a project. Who will secure the deal?Screening: Friday, 23 March | 8:00 - 10:00 pmFor more on SIKKA check this out. -
Director: Ibrahim AlmarzouqiProducer: Dhabi FilmsScriptwriter: Ibrahim AlmarzouqiCinematographer: Abdulla AlhoraSynopsisSomeone escaped from a field of death and then drinks water to come back to life. However, unable to confront despair, uses will and determination to escape again, only to be sentenced to death…Screening: Friday, 23 March | 8:00 - 10:00 pmFor more on SIKKA check this out. -
Genre: DocumentaryDirector: Maitha Al Haddad , Sheikha Lamya Al MuallaProducer: Maitha Al HaddadScriptwriter: Sheikha Lamya Al MuallaSynopsis‘Al Kandorah’ examines the shift in attitudes – if any – towards the ‘Kandorah’, the traditional attire favoured by the Gulf’s men.Screening: Friday, 23 March | 8:00 - 10:00 pmFor more on SIKKA check this out. -
Scriptwriter: Fatima Al Mazroui, Mohamad Al HammadiCinematographer: Majdi Kharouf, Manal Ali Bin AmroEditor: Hassan H Kiyani, Manal Ali Bin AmroSynopsisChildhood friends Noura and Hamdan have grown up. As time passed, their paths too diverged from what was once a period defined by innocence.The film's script won an award in a previous edition of GFF's Script Competition.Screening: Friday, 23 March | 8:00 - 10:00 pmFor more on SIKKA check this out.
