The sixth Palestine Film Festival, organized in Dubai by “Aqeel Cinema”, offers a series of short films, free cinema shows, opportunities to meet filmmakers, the Palestine Rail market that reflects the Palestinian spirit of life from handicrafts, flavors and heritage, more surprises and a studio exhibition "Ya Hala », which allows the public to explore a special and unique collection of old posters focusing on Palestinian novels, dating back to the early thirties to the present date.
And "Aqeel Cinema" is an independent alternative cinema, and it is the first of its kind in the Emirates, where it provides through its new location in Al Serkal Avenue the opportunity for the public to see different types of international and local films, from different creative time products in order to raise awareness and interest in the film and cinematic arts. Aqeel Cinema was launched in 2014 as a traveling cinema, and has established more than 60 temporary and mobile cinemas so far in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah, attracting more than 50 thousand viewers. In September 2018, Aqeel Cinema opened its doors to the public through its new location in Al Quoz, making it the first alternative cinema in the Arab Gulf region.
Among the films participating in the sixth edition of the festival "It must be heaven" by Ilya Suleiman, who deals with an immigration journey for the hero, who is directed by director Ilya Suleiman in search of an alternative homeland. The trip takes him to Paris and New York, but his Nazareth city still inhabits him the entire time. The movie, which has a duration of 97 minutes, contains a great deal of irony, and "Gaza", the documentary film by directors Gary Kane and Andrew McConnell. And “Arabs of the West” by Omar Sharqawi, who tells a global story of a family that originated through a beautiful and tragic cultural encounter at the same time, and “Safra” is a documentary film, which aims to highlight Maryam Al-Shaar, who was born as a refugee in a Palestinian refugee camp in Burj Al-Barajneh, who Its area is approximately one square kilometer, and more than 50,000 Palestinian refugees live in it, but it did not want to submit to the painful reality.
"Ibrahim" by Lina Al-Abed, in which she deals with the story of her father, Ibrahim Al-Abed, the secret member of the Palestinian Revolutionary Council, when she was five years old, and her mother, Najat, whose Egyptian origin was forced to continue her life normally, to raise her five children in Damascus when he disappeared. And "Selfie Zain," a short film about anger at Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, by Palestinian director Amira Diab. And "Come From Far Away," a film directed by Amal Ramses, tells an unusual story of a Palestinian family separated by many of the turmoil in the past century. "On the doorstep of the home," by his director Sahira Derbas, and tells the story of three generations of Palestinians from the Bisharat family, who live in the United States, and have maintained their emotional attachment to their home.
"Aqeel Cinema" has established more than 60 temporary and mobile cinemas so far in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah, attracting more than 50 thousand viewers.
• A series of short films, free cinematic shows, opportunities to meet filmmakers, and a market that reflects the spirit of Palestinian life from crafts and heritage.