City of Life

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

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

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.

Nayla Al Khaja’s film “ONCE” screening at Dubai International Film Festival

The Scene Club is very proud to announce that Nayla Al Khaja, the founder of the club will be having a screening of her short film “Once” at the well-recognized Dubai International Film Festival.

The film is placed in the “Gulf Voices” Section, which represents the talented filmmakers within the Gulf.

The Scene Club Launched Lebanese Night at Dubai International Film Festival

The Scene Club this year launched ‘Lebanese Night’ in partnership with the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF). The two-night event was a special screening of four short films from Lebanon, a showcase of brilliant filmmaking across the board.

This joint event helped cement the relationship between the Lebanese community in the UAE, The Scene Club and DIFF. The emphasis was on the vibrant energy and unique perspective of a shortlist of some of Lebanon’s most celebrated and applauded creative minds. This was in line with DIFF’s mandate to promote excellence in Arab cinema.

The Scene Club is extremely proud to have been involved in this year’s festival and grateful to DIFF for the opportunity to participate in the Lebanese Night. The initiative is in line with our vision to promote indigenous filmmaking and is dedicated to improving the UAE’s cinematic offering.

The Lebanese Night repertoire included the world premiere Off War Beirut by Myriam Elhajj featuring theatre director Ziad, his wife Sarah and actress Anna, whose lives are plunged into turmoil as Lebanon teeters on the brink of civil war.

Screening of ‘Kerala Cafe’ on 26th November 2009

‘The Scene Club’, a networking initiative for UAE film lovers will be screening “Kerala Cafe”. The screening will be held on Thursday 26th November at the Main Auditorium Hall. Networking will start at 7:00pm followed by the screening at 7:45pm.