Emirati artist Mansour Al-Fili revealed his participation in the new Hollywood movie (MISFITS), in front of the international star Pierce Brosnan, Tim Roth, Jimmy Chung, and Hermione Korfield, alongside the Syrian artist Samer Al-Masry and a large number of artists, and is scheduled to be shown during this year, noting It will also appear in the series "Bint Soghan", which will be shown next Ramadan.
In his interview with "Emirates Today", Al-Fili explained that he apologized for several films presented to him in the recent period, because he did not address issues or topics that provoke him as an artist dreaming that Arab capital (coward) might venture to present artwork that changes the image of the Arab character in front of the other, while He expressed his happiness by being present during the month of Ramadan on the screen through "Bint Soghan", which was filmed in Al Ain, a traditional comic work written by the writer Jamal Salem, and directed by Aref Al-Taweel, and co-starring artists Ahmed Al Jasmi, Saeed Salem, Bilal Abdullah, Juma Ali, Khaled Al Bannai and Nevin. Madi and Rasha Al-Obaidly.
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On his participation in the American movie "Miss Fitz", which was scheduled to be shown next May, and it may be postponed like the international films that were on the show list in the current period, in light of what the world is witnessing from the repercussions of the spread of the new Corona virus (Covid) Al-Fili indicated that he had previously submitted several films in English, and exhibited in America and other countries, and won awards, but "Miss Fitz" is the first commercial Hollywood movie he participated in, and was filmed in Abu Dhabi, noting that he plays the role of an evil person , And his role depends on the vocal performance, as the character appears vaguely during the events, then clearly shows N Movie hobby.
Stereotyping
Al-Fili, who is the first Emirati actor to be nominated for Best Actor at an American Film Festival (Garden City Film Festival) in New Jersey for his heroism in the movie "Behind the Scenes", considered that breaking the stereotype of the Arab character in world cinema, which is often confined to the rich person Who spends lavishly or the terrorist’s personality, is not the problem of the West nor its responsibility, but it is the responsibility of the Arabs, who must strive hard to present international artistic works that positively highlight the Arab character. “But unfortunately, Arab capital is cowardly and does not venture or try to provide works defending the Arab personality and the Arab identity, whether history. O or modern, at a time when the West is keen in its films to present himself in the image of the hero who saves the world from the horrors and threats to which he is exposed, and they often use art to serve their causes and present actions to defend themselves ». He added: “When an Arab artist is offered to participate in a global movie, then it is certainly an important opportunity for him that it is difficult to leave even if the role is not positive, and even if he apologizes for it, there will be 1000 other artists who accept it, and the work will not be canceled or the world will stop because of him, Also, the emergence of Arab artists worldwide contributes to providing a positive image of them, and of the entire Arab world. ”
Against the idea
On the other hand, Mansour Al-Faili criticized the use of social media celebrities in art: “I am against this idea altogether and willingly, whoever I want and my father. We have young artists who have been working for years for theater and acting courses to develop themselves and their potential, and present good works, and then come Other people to become stars just for appearing in front of the camera for minutes through the means of communication, even technically, the result on the screen is often miserable, with exceptions of course, some of these are good material, but they are a small percentage.
He believed that the entry of social media celebrities into the art is the mistake of the producer who is looking for material profit, “but in the end the good will impose himself, and the bubbles will disappear.”
Youth platform
Mansour Al-Faili considered that stopping the film festivals in the Emirates has affected the filmmaking in them, expressing his happiness at organizing the Al-Ain Film Festival to serve as an important initiative and platform for young people to show their films, and he explained that he participated in the last session of the movie "Itch" directed by Fahd Al-Suwaidi and participated in the starring artist Bilal Abdullah And he addresses an important issue about the actions we do in the youth stage, then we regret it when growing old, and I did not hesitate a moment to work with him, especially with the participation of my brother, artist Bilal Abdullah.
"Mitz Fitz" is scheduled for display in May, and it may be postponed due to "Corona".
The emergence of Arab artists in international works contributes to providing a positive image of us.