Thu 29 Jun - Sun 9 Jul
SAFAR Film Festival
Festivals & Series
The UK’s largest festival of Arab cinema returns to Ciné Lumière!
For its eighth edition, SAFAR is embarking on a journey through space and time in Arab cinema, mapping the region across a new axis and showcasing films which traverse territories and historical periods.
Highlights include a special programme curated by artist Zineb Sedira reflecting on the relationship between cinema, anticolonial activism in Algeria and collective memory.
Visit www.safarfilmfestival.co.uk to explore the full programme from 29 June – 9 July across the UK and at Ciné Lumière.
Programme
The Last Queen
Thu 29 Jun
+ Q&A with co-director Damien Ounouri
Women Shaping The World, SAFAR Film Festival
Festivals & Series, Special Screenings
Cairo Double Bill
Fri 30 Jun
+ conversation with director Hala Galal and season curator Elhum Shakerifar
Women Shaping The World, SAFAR Film Festival
Festivals & Series, Special Screenings
Dounia and the Princess of Aleppo
Sat 1 Jul
Women Shaping The World, SAFAR Film Festival
CinéFamilies, Festivals & Series, Special Screenings
My Lost Country
Sat 1 Jul
+ Q&A with director Ishtar Yasin Gutierrez
Festivals & Series, Special Screenings
Cairo Station
Sun 2 - Tue 4 Jul
SAFAR Film Festival, Drama and Desire: The Films of Youssef Chahine
Classics, Festivals & Series, Special Screenings
Resisting with Cinema: Le festival panafricain d’Alger (1969)
Wed 5 Jul
+ intro by Zineb Sedira and Gilane Tawadros
Classics, Festivals & Series, Special Screenings
Resisting with Cinema: an Evening Curated by Zineb Sedira
Wed 5 Jul
+ conversation with Zineb Sedira and Gilane Tawadros
Women Shaping The World, SAFAR Film Festival
Classics, Festivals & Series, Special Screenings
The Damned Don’t Cry
Thu 6 - Thu 13 Jul
Preview + conversation with director Fyzal Boulifa on 6 July
Festivals & Series, New Releases, Special Screenings
The Sixth Day
Sun 9 - Tue 11 Jul
SAFAR Film Festival, Drama and Desire: The Films of Youssef Chahine
Classics, Festivals & Series, Special Screenings
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