DOHA: Doha Film Institute (DFI) started the first set of ‘Hekayat Khaleejia’ (Khaleeji Stories), with the screening of Sea Shadow at the Museum of Islamic Arts (MIA) on Thursday.
This new initiative is DFI’s latest year-round film appreciation programme showcasing Khaleeji films to the Doha community every three months. The audience enjoyed a question and answer session with director Nawaf Al Janahi and screenwriter Mohammed Hassan Ahmed.
Set in a small seaside neighbourhood in the UAE, Sea Shadow follows teenagers Mansour and Kaltham as they struggle with tradition in their journey towards adulthood. Bound by family conventions and deep-rooted values, the pair must find the courage to forge their own paths.
Beasts of the Southern Wild, part of the Katara DFI Cinema programme, will open daily from January 24 to 30 at the Katara Drama Theatre, Building 16.
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