the Reel Palestine Film Festival is set to return for a seventh time from
January 22.
The community-driven event
, which is run by volunteers, is a collaboration between Reel Palestine and art house movie theatre Cinema Akil
. It aims to bring the best of cinema from Palestine and its diaspora to audiences in the UAE.
Reel Palestine Film Festival will run for nine days in 2021. Courtesy Reel Palestine
Stories of love, family, joy, heartbreak, dancing and the creative spirit of humanity are promised this year, as films by international award-winning directors, as well as up-and-coming first-time filmmakers, will be screened for nine days. This includes more than 25 narrative and documentary features, plus short films, in genres such as science fiction and romantic comedy