We are excited to announce the film program NAAS– a collaboration of several cultural institutions in the UAE: the Goethe-Institut Gulf Region, the Embassy of France in the United Arab Emirates, the Embassy of Canada to the United Arab Emirates, the Italian Cultural Institute of Abu Dhabi, the Embassy of Switzerland to the United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Bahrain and in partnership with Alliance Française Dubai, features independent films that explore relevant social and cultural topics. The first edition “Green Reel: Films for a Sustainable Future” focuses on the themes of environment and sustainability.
Screenings
Rouge (France 2020) directed by Farid Bentoumi
September 10, 2024, 8pm
Venue: Alliance Française Dubai
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Nour, newly hired as a nurse at the chemical plant where her father works, discovers with a journalist that the company is hiding dangerous secrets related to waste management. Faced with lies, falsified medical records, and hidden accidents, Nour must decide whether to stay silent or betray her father to reveal the truth.
ÖKOZID / ECOCIDE (Germany, 2020) directed byAndres Veiel
September 24, 2024, 8pm
Venue: Alliance Française Dubai
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In 2034, the Federal Republic of Germany will have to answer before the International Court of Justice for the consequences of its climate policy. In a dramatic trial, lawyers Larissa Meybach and Wiebke Kastager are fighting for the future of 31 countries in the Global South and the right of nature to remain intact.
Siccità “Dry” (Italy, 2022) directed by Paolo Virzi
October 8, 2024, 8pm
Venue: Alliance Française Dubai
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In a dystopian present, Rome has not seen rain for three years. Water reserves are at a minimum, rationed, and distributed by trucks guarded by the military; social tensions run high in the streets and squares of the capital; the Tiber is completely dry, revealing artifacts from ancient Rome; and cockroaches and beetles are rampant everywhere.
Animal (France, 2021) directed by Cyril Dion
October 22, 2024, 8pm
Venue: Alliance Française Dubai
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The place of mankind among the living is the main topic. At the instigation of Cyril Dion, who already gave us his vision with Tomorrow, and the primatologist Jane Goodall, two teenagers will embark in an extraordinary quest: to find another way of living alongside other species, more as roommates than predators.
Taste the Waste (Germany, 2011) directed by Valentin Thurn
November 5, 2024, 8pm
Venue: Alliance Française Dubai
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More than half of our food is wasted, often before it even reaches our tables. Supermarkets demand a continuous supply of perfect products, discarding those with minor imperfections. However, alternatives to this unnecessary waste are being sought worldwide.
More than honey (Switzerland, 2012) directed by Markus Imhoof
November 12, 2024, 8pm
Venue: Alliance Française Dubai
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“If the bee disappeared off the face of the Earth, man would only have four years left to live.” Einstein. The film explores the lives of people connected to bees: a Swiss beekeeper in the Alps, almond plantations in California, a bee researcher in Berlin, a pollen trader in China, and killer bees in the Arizona desert.
Hadwin’s Judgement (Canada, 2015) directed by Sasha Snow
November 19, 2024, 8pm
Venue: Alliance Française Dubai
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The film recounts the destruction of a 300-year-old sacred tree in Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, exploring the complex figure of Grant Hadwin, a logging engineer who, driven by the devastation of the forest, committed an extreme and controversial act.
Just a Breath Away (France, 2017) directed by Daniel Roby
November 26, 2024, 8pm
Venue: Alliance Française Dubai
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Mathieu will go to great lengths to save his daughter Sarah, who lives in an airtight chamber due to a childhood illness. When a deadly fog envelops Paris, the parents, now seeking refuge on the rooftops, must find a way to replace the batteries keeping Sarah safe before they run out.