Tea with Culture

Hind Mezaina sits with Faisal Salah, social media journalist at The National (https://twitter.com/EyesWOutAFais) and comic book artist Mohamed "Momo" Sheibani (https://twitter.com/momoarchive) to discuss Ali F Mostafa's film City of Life ten years after its premier at the Dubai International Film Festival in 2009.

The discussion includes their thoughts about the film, the representation of Dubai in the film, the films and commercials made by Ali F Mostafa after City of Life and a look at other UAE films released during the past decade, the impact of the cancellation of Abu Dhabi Film Festival and the Dubai International Film Festival, and the challenges of developing and maintaining a film industry in the UAE.

Other UAE films discussed in this episode:

From A to B (Ali F Mostafa, 2014)

The Worthy (Ali F Mostafa, 2016)

Sea Shadow (Nawaf Janahi, 2011)

A Fallible Girl (Conrad Clark, 2013)

Djinn (Tobe Hooper, 2013)

Zinzana (Majid Al Ansari, 2015)

Hajwala: The Missing Engine (Ali Bin Matar, Ibrahim Bin Mohamed, 2016)

Aerials (S.A. Zaidi, 2016)

Only Men Go to the Grave (Abdulla Al Kaabi, 2016)

Musk (Humaid Al-Suwaidi, 2018)

You can rent/buy City of Life before on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ae/movie/city-of-life/id1093942053

You can read Hind Mezaina's review of City of Life here: https://www.theculturist.com/home/review-city-of-life-by-ali-f-mostafa.html

You can read Hind Mezaina's interview with Abdulla Al Kaabi about Only Men Go to the Grave here: https://www.theculturist.com/home/interview-with-abdulla-al-kaabi-director-of-only-men-go-to-t.html

Hind Mezaina sits with Faisal Salah, social media journalist at The National (https://twitter.com/EyesWOutAFais) and comic book artist Mohamed "Momo" Sheibani (https://twitter.com/momoarchive) to discuss Ali F Mostafa's film City of Life ten years after its premier at the Dubai International Film Festival in 2009.

The discussion includes their thoughts about the film, the representation of Dubai in the film, the films and commercials made by Ali F Mostafa after City of Life and a look at other UAE films released during the past decade, the impact of the cancellation of Abu Dhabi Film Festival and the Dubai International Film Festival, and the challenges of developing and maintaining a film industry in the UAE.

Other UAE films discussed in this episode:

From A to B (Ali F Mostafa, 2014)

The Worthy (Ali F Mostafa, 2016)

Sea Shadow (Nawaf Janahi, 2011)

A Fallible Girl (Conrad Clark, 2013)

Djinn (Tobe Hooper, 2013)

Zinzana (Majid Al Ansari, 2015)

Hajwala: The Missing Engine (Ali Bin Matar, Ibrahim Bin Mohamed, 2016)

Aerials (S.A. Zaidi, 2016)

Only Men Go to the Grave (Abdulla Al Kaabi, 2016)

Musk (Humaid Al-Suwaidi, 2018)

You can rent/buy City of Life before on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ae/movie/city-of-life/id1093942053

You can read Hind Mezaina's review of City of Life here: https://www.theculturist.com/home/review-city-of-life-by-ali-f-mostafa.html

You can read Hind Mezaina's interview with Abdulla Al Kaabi about Only Men Go to the Grave here: https://www.theculturist.com/home/interview-with-abdulla-al-kaabi-director-of-only-men-go-to-t.html

A spoiler filled discussion about James Mangold's latest film Le Mans '66 (Ford v Ferrari) between Hind Mezaina and a returning guest, motoring journalist Imtishan Giado(www.instagram.com/imthishan).

The discussion moves on to car culture in the United Arab Emirates, including the one time Dubai Grand Prix from 1981, Dubai Rally, Dubai Police car fleet, and if motor racing in the United Arab Emirates is culturally accepted or relevant.

A spoiler filled discussion about James Mangold's latest film Le Mans '66 (Ford v Ferrari) between Hind Mezaina and a returning guest, motoring journalist Imtishan Giado(www.instagram.com/imthishan).

The discussion moves on to car culture in the United Arab Emirates, including the one time Dubai Grand Prix from 1981, Dubai Rally, Dubai Police car fleet, and if motor racing in the United Arab Emirates is culturally accepted or relevant.

In this episode Wael Hattar and Hind Mezaina sit with author and journalist Samya Ayish to discuss the state of Arab Cinema, specifically in the UAE and the Gulf region.

The discussion includes film education; the role film festivals, especially the importance of Dubai International Film Festival (ended in 2018 after 14 years) for filmmakers, film enthusiasts and cinephiles; the calibre of film critique, film journalism and film discussions on social media in the region; lack of film marketing, short lived film screening initiatives.

You can follow Samya Ayish on Twitter https://twitter.com/sayish.

Films mentioned in this episode:

Musk (dir. Humaid Alsuwaidi)

Rashid and Rajab (dir. Mohammed Saeed Harib)

Shabab Shayeb (dir. Yasir Al-Yasiri)

Sea Shadow (dir. Nawaf Al Janahi)

Al Mamar / The Passage (dir. Sherif Arafah)

Fan of Amoory (dir. Salmeen AlMurry Amer)

Leil Kharji / EXT. Night (dir. Ahmad Abdalla)

Key venues to watch films in the UAE:

- Multiplexes found across the UAE:

Cine Royal Cinemas

Cinema City

Cinemax Cinemas

Novo Cinemas

Oscar Cinema

Reel Cinemas

Roxy Cinemas

Star Cinemas

Vox Cinema

- Independently run cinemas + institutions/cultural spaces that screen films frequently:

In Abu Dhabi

Cinema Space, Manarat Saadiyat

Korean Cultural Center

Louvre Abu Dhabi

NYUAD Arts Center

Sorbonne University

Warehouse 421

In Al Ain

Al Ain Community Cinema

In Dubai:

Alliance Francaise Theatre

Cinema Akil

Dubai Opera

Jameel Arts Centre

thejamjar

Warehouse Four

In Sharjah

Africa Hall, The Africa Institute, Sharjah

Mirage Cinema, Sharjah Art Foundation

In this episode Wael Hattar and Hind Mezaina sit with author and journalist Samya Ayish to discuss the state of Arab Cinema, specifically in the UAE and the Gulf region.

The discussion includes film education; the role film festivals, especially the importance of Dubai International Film Festival (ended in 2018 after 14 years) for filmmakers, film enthusiasts and cinephiles; the calibre of film critique, film journalism and film discussions on social media in the region; lack of film marketing, short lived film screening initiatives.

You can follow Samya Ayish on Twitter https://twitter.com/sayish.

Films mentioned in this episode:

Musk (dir. Humaid Alsuwaidi)

Rashid and Rajab (dir. Mohammed Saeed Harib)

Shabab Shayeb (dir. Yasir Al-Yasiri)

Sea Shadow (dir. Nawaf Al Janahi)

Al Mamar / The Passage (dir. Sherif Arafah)

Fan of Amoory (dir. Salmeen AlMurry Amer)

Leil Kharji / EXT. Night (dir. Ahmad Abdalla)

Key venues to watch films in the UAE:

- Multiplexes found across the UAE:

Cine Royal Cinemas

Cinema City

Cinemax Cinemas

Novo Cinemas

Oscar Cinema

Reel Cinemas

Roxy Cinemas

Star Cinemas

Vox Cinema

- Independently run cinemas + institutions/cultural spaces that screen films frequently:

In Abu Dhabi

Cinema Space, Manarat Saadiyat

Korean Cultural Center

Louvre Abu Dhabi

NYUAD Arts Center

Sorbonne University

Warehouse 421

In Al Ain

Al Ain Community Cinema

In Dubai:

Alliance Francaise Theatre

Cinema Akil

Dubai Opera

Jameel Arts Centre

thejamjar

Warehouse Four

In Sharjah

Africa Hall, The Africa Institute, Sharjah

Mirage Cinema, Sharjah Art Foundation

This episode is a recording of a talk titled Art Critique in the UAE which took place in Dubai on September 10th at Tashkeel. Thanks to Tashkeel for letting us share the talk with our listeners.

About the talk:

Can a Culture of Critique Exist in the UAE?

Why has the UAE seemingly resisted the culture of critique?

Who is contributing to changing the dynamic?

Do we even need to think critically about contemporary art? 

Can a Culture of Critique Exist in the UAE?

Why has the UAE seemingly resisted the culture of critique?

Who is contributing to changing the dynamic?

Do we even need to think critically about contemporary art? 

Moderated by Kevin Jones, arts writer, UAE Desk Editor for ArtAsiaPacific and founder of Juniper Mind, with a panel that included artists Afra Al Dhaheri and Rania Jishi, Umer Butt from Grey Noise Gallery, and Tea with Culture's Hind Mezaina.

The discussion addressed the presumed barriers to critique in the UAE arts ecosystem, the blossoming opportunities to cultivate critique, and a speculative leap into the future of local critique.

The panelists assessed the current state of “crit”—from burgeoning grassroots artist-run collectives to the complex feedback loop of the artist/gallerist tandem.

They decoded the critical landscape today in the UAE—who are the critics, what influence do they wield—before imagining the stakes of a fully matured culture of critique—how would this be different from what exists elsewhere, what would be the uniquely UAE inflection?

https://tashkeel.org

http://junipermind.com

https://www.afraaldhaheri.com

https://www.greynoise.org

This episode is a recording of a talk titled Art Critique in the UAE which took place in Dubai on September 10th at Tashkeel. Thanks to Tashkeel for letting us share the talk with our listeners.

About the talk:

Can a Culture of Critique Exist in the UAE?

Why has the UAE seemingly resisted the culture of critique?

Who is contributing to changing the dynamic?

Do we even need to think critically about contemporary art? 

Can a Culture of Critique Exist in the UAE?

Why has the UAE seemingly resisted the culture of critique?

Who is contributing to changing the dynamic?

Do we even need to think critically about contemporary art? 

Moderated by Kevin Jones, arts writer, UAE Desk Editor for ArtAsiaPacific and founder of Juniper Mind, with a panel that included artists Afra Al Dhaheri and Rania Jishi, Umer Butt from Grey Noise Gallery, and Tea with Culture's Hind Mezaina.

The discussion addressed the presumed barriers to critique in the UAE arts ecosystem, the blossoming opportunities to cultivate critique, and a speculative leap into the future of local critique.

The panelists assessed the current state of “crit”—from burgeoning grassroots artist-run collectives to the complex feedback loop of the artist/gallerist tandem.

They decoded the critical landscape today in the UAE—who are the critics, what influence do they wield—before imagining the stakes of a fully matured culture of critique—how would this be different from what exists elsewhere, what would be the uniquely UAE inflection?

https://tashkeel.org

http://junipermind.com

https://www.afraaldhaheri.com

https://www.greynoise.org

Wael Hattar met with Rami Zeidan, the VP of Anghami and talked about the digital audio landscape in the Middle East and Anghami’s role in the region with its changing consumption habits.

They also discussed Anghami's new direction on working with Podcasts and their insight on the types of shows that work, how consumption happens and how they support and push the content curators.

We also talked about Rami's own experience with his Hip Hop podcast 7awwil.

facebook.com/anghami.ae/

twitter.com/anghami

instagram.com/anghami/

www.anghami.com

https://play.anghami.com/album/5730967

www.7awwil.me

Wael Hattar met with Rami Zeidan, the VP of Anghami and talked about the digital audio landscape in the Middle East and Anghami’s role in the region with its changing consumption habits.

They also discussed Anghami's new direction on working with Podcasts and their insight on the types of shows that work, how consumption happens and how they support and push the content curators.

We also talked about Rami's own experience with his Hip Hop podcast 7awwil.

facebook.com/anghami.ae/

twitter.com/anghami

instagram.com/anghami/

www.anghami.com

https://play.anghami.com/album/5730967

www.7awwil.me