JAMEEL’S SUMMER CINEMA IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CULTURIST FILM CLUB

JULY-AUGUST 2025

Jameel’s Summer Cinema, in collaboration with The Culturist Film Club will take place on alternative Saturdays between June 21 and August 1. Each screening will include a selection of themed short films, preceded by an introduction, and followed by post screening discussions with invited speakers.

Programme 1: Cities, Cinema and People

June 21
7.30pm - 9.30pm

Behind the Sun
Bentley Brown, 2023, USA, 17 min
Cairo, As Told By Chahine
Youssef Chahine, 1991, Egypt, 23 min

Guest speaker:
Bentley Brown (filmmaker)

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Programme 2: In Memory of David Lynch

July 5
7.30pm - 9.30pm

A selection of works by and about David Lynch ranging from scenes from his filmography, including commercials and music videos.

Guest speaker:
Rebecca Crookshank (playwright and screenwriter)

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Programme 3: Rematerialising the Archive

July 19
7.30pm - 9.30pm

The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing
Theo Panagopoulos, 2024, UK, 17 min
Scenes of Extraction
Sanaz Sohrabi, 2023, Canada/Iran, 43 min

Guest speaker:
Jasmine Soliman (archivist and founder of RepCinema.com)

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Programme 4: Home, Longing and Solitude

August 2
7.30pm - 9.30pm

Why is My Grandfather’s Bed in Our Living Room?
Sarah Alhashimi, 2021, UAE, 7 min
Practical Dreams
Yulia Piskuliyska, 2019, UAE, 9 min
The Tobacconist
Keifer Nyron Taylor, 2024, UK, 22 min
Tender Loving Care
Kalina Pulit, 2023, UK, 20 min

Guest speaker:
Sarah Alhasmimi (filmmaker)

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