The Scene Club

Skin

admin — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 20:27:26 +0000

A film by Anthony Fabian, Sunday, March 25th, 2012 SKIN, is based on the true story of a black girl who was born to two white Afrikaner parents in South Africa during the apartheid era. Ten year-old Sandra is distinctly African looking. Her parents are white Afrikaners, unaware of their black ancestry. They are shopkeepers in a remote area of the Eastern Transvaal and, despite Sandra’s mixed-race appearance, have lovingly brought her up as their ‘white’ little girl. By the time she is 17, Sandra realises she is never going to be accepted by the white community. She must live her life, as a black woman in South Africa — with no running water, no sanitation, and little income. But Sandra carries her father's advice with her wherever she goes: 'Never give up!'

Unfinished Italy

admin — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 08:29:39 +0000

A film by Benoit Felici, Friday December 9th 2011 What do you think of as Italian architecture? Florence, Rome and Venice? Roman might and Renaissance beauty? Or do you think of the 600 unfinished municipal buildings across Italy that lie in wait for the construction teams to return? Unfinished Italy is their story. It is Italy, home of ruins. It is Italy’s most prominent post-war architectural style. It is buildings that are in limbo between perfection and nothingness, forgotten, ruins before they were ever used, now an integral part of the Italian landscape. Stadiums without audiences, hospitals without patients, theatres that after 50 years have not yet seen their premiere. This is Unfinished Italy.

City of Life

admin — Wed, 19 May 2010 06:53:36 +0000

27th May 2010 The Scene Club is proud to showcase the Emirati feature film by Ali F. Mostafa, 'City of Life.' City of Life is an urban drama set in Dubai that explores the existing complexities within an emerging multicultural society’s race, ethnicity and class divide. A privileged Arab male, a disillusioned Indian taxi driver and a European air hostess’s paths are about to collide and irrevocably impact one another’s lives.

Screening of The Secret World of Haute Couture on March 25, 2010

admin — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 10:36:36 +0000

March is celebrated as women's month the world over and the screening and event surrounding it focused on women as well. The film was an hour long BBC documentary film, titled The Secret World of Haute Couture, and once again we were graced by the directors presence, Margy Kinmonth. The event was brought to our audiences by Dubai Culture and under the patronage of the Dubai International Film Festival. We also had event specific sponsors for the night i.e. Liali Jewellery and Lancome who provided all our female guests with goodie bags and special prizes for the best dressed woman and runner up as well as the film's director. An awards ceremony was held prior to the screening to honour all our sponsors thus far. All in all a fantastic evening. We thank you all for your continued support and look forward to a wonderful line-up of screenings and events for the rest of the year!

Screening of ‘Zay El Naharda’ on 25th February 2010

admin — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:01:46 +0000

The first film for 2010 was screened for Egyptian Night called Zay El Naharda. A feature film by a young and upcoming Egyptian director, Amr Salama. The producer, Mohamed Hefzy was also in attendance along with the director for the Q&A discussion after the film.

WHAT IS SCENECLUB?

admin — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:59:07 +0000

'The Scene Club' is UAE's first official film club founded by D-Seven Motion Pictures and is under the patronage of the Dubai International Film Festival. Its goal is to provide a monthly platform for the film industry to come together and celebrate independent films.

The Secret World of Haute Couture

admin — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:34:19 +0000

25th March 2010

Director: Margaret Kinmonth

Film Synopsis:
This documentary uncovers the anachronistic and surprising fairytale world of haute couture through its players past and present, featuring rarely seen archive from the BBC vaults.

Margy Kinmonth takes a journey from Paris to New York and California to meet some of the characters in this much talked about but little explained pocket of the fashion industry. Haute couture is like a private club, but many of its ageing American customers are dying off now and too few wealthy young women are taking their place to ensure its survival. She discovers how much has changed and surprisingly how much has stayed the same in this story of decadent decline.

Since its heyday after the war the number of fashion houses showing haute couture in Paris has fallen from over a hundred to barely a dozen. Margy Kinmonth’s journey takes in a cross section of fashion houses today, visiting behind the scenes of the two remaining giants Dior and Chanel as they battle it out in the days leading up to the big shows. We are given a rare glimpse of the famous Karl Lagerfeld at work drawing in his studio as well as Dior’s John Galliano, veteran Italian designer Valentino and old French favourite Christian Lacroix. We are treated to vintage archive of the early haute couture shows.

The film follows key haute couture customers as they visit Paris to shop for dresses that can cost up to 100,000 dollars each. Kinmonth asks who are these women and why are they prepared to spend so much money on one dress? There are strict rules for belonging to this exclusive shopping club and we set out to find out what the rules of membership are? And why is it all so hush hush?

Runtime: 60 minutes

Language: English

Zay El Naharda

admin — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:14:31 +0000

25th February 2010 Director: Amr Salama Film Synopsis: May is a girl who had a relationship with a guy in 2006 that ended with his death in an accident. In 2007 she met another guy (Yasser) falling in love with him but she discovered that everything that happened with the new guy was very similar to everything that happened with her former lover. She met him on the same day that she met her former lover, fell in love, and confessed her love on the same days as well. This makes her terrified that he will die on the same day as her former lover, so she is determined to save his life - somehow. Runtime: 95 minutes Language: Arabic with English Subtitles

Once

admin — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:05:19 +0000

18th December 2009

Director: Nayla Al Khaja
Film Synopsis: The film revolves around the day Hamda, a young Arab teenager plans to meet her boyfriend Saeed for the first time. The film shows the journey Hamda goes through to see Saeed for half an hour. The journey shows Hamda’s best friend Amna covering for her, Hamda lying to her father, Hamda going to the hair salon transforming herself from a young girl into a beautiful young woman and then traveling to her date with the excitement of meeting and the fear of getting caught. Hamda thrives on excitement yet she knows the big risk she is taking by seeing Saeed for the first time. Hamda and Saeed get to meet, however not all goes to plan.