DFI Cinema is set to hold free screenings at the Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) from today (April 22), giving viewers the opportunity to experience a unique cinematic journey through the Middle East, Africa, and Southeast Asia.Presented in partnership with organisations including Katara, MIA, Qatar Museums, and Aspire Park, the programme features a curated selection of works from the acclaimed exhibition ‘Your Ghosts Are Mine: Expanded Cinemas, Amplified Voices,’ which debuted at the Venice Biennale in 2024.The screenings, showcasing filmmakers and artists from the original lineup of more than 40, highlight contemporary independent cinema that explores transnational experiences. Entrance is free and available on a first-come, first-served basis, taking place at 7pm each evening at the MIA Auditorium.The film series will begin today with a screening of Nezouh, directed by Soudade Kaadan. The film tells the story of 14-year-old Zeina and her family in besieged Damascus, Syria. The 90-minute film, a co-production of Syria, Lebanon, and Qatar, is in Arabic with English subtitles and rated 15+. The programme continues tomorrow with House in the Fields (Tigmi Nigren), directed by Tala Hadid, and a co-production of Morocco and Qatar.The 85-minute documentary presents life in an isolated Amazigh village in Morocco’s High Atlas Mountains. According to DFI, the series concludes on April 24 with Little Palestine: Diary of a Siege, directed by Abdallah al-Khatib (Lebanon, France, and Qatar). This film documents the lives of inhabitants in the Yarmouk district of Damascus, Syria, the largest Palestinian refugee camp in the world, which was besieged by the Syrian regime.

Joey Aguilar
Joey Aguilar has been a journalist since 2013 at Gulf Times, reporting on events related to Qatar. He was earlier a journalist for eight years in the Philippines. He became one of the 2015 United Nations Foundation Global Goals Press Fellows. He has also attended a number of journalism seminars in the Philippines.
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