Loose and diverse is the cinematic scene in Dubai, which has become an important cinematic market, intended for production and distribution companies alike, in which they find a good habitat to display the productions of the seventh art coming from Hollywood, Bollywood and the Arab region, even the filmmakers themselves fell into the “hwe” of “Dana al-Dunya”, Which has become home to galleries characterized by luxury, and the breadth of their screenings of films. Despite the expansion of Dubai’s suitability for commercial cinemas, it still has room for another one, characterized by the uniqueness of its idea and its orientations. It is Akil Cinema, which opened its doors to independent films, thus registering its name as the first showroom representing independent or alternative cinema, where Buthaina Kazem, The founder of Cinema Akil undertakes to address the lack of space available for independent and classic films, which celebrate the true magic of cinema. So, that dream, which Buthaina had for many years, saw the light in the Alserkal Avenue area, where Akil Cinema is located, which has become a magnet for all fans of the seventh art and films. alternative.
At first glance, the corner in which Akil Cinema lives may seem quiet, but in fact it does not know a way to silence. On its walls crowded movie posters, which stood in a long queue waiting to be shown on the screen in front of an audience who loved this type of work and missed it in commercial showrooms, which made Cinema Akil, a “cultural, awareness and entertainment” project par excellence, according to Buthaina Kazem’s expression to “Al Bayan”, where she said: “What distinguishes Cinema Akil is that it is not similar to other halls, as it is specific to the society that it imitates.”
Different opinions, a small ticket window, and a long corridor that takes your hand towards a showroom designed in a completely different way to what is customary in commercial halls, this is how the general scene appears in Akil Cinema, which derives its name from “mind and wisdom” and it is from the core of the language of the dhad, to express About the characteristics of the viewer who frequents this place, which opened its doors in 2018, and within a short period of time managed to turn into a luminous sign in the local cinema scene. Buthaina Kazem says: “Since the beginning of planning to realize this dream, the idea was to present a cinema that resembles and simulates the community, and reflects its conscience, and at the same time, it presents people with the true magic of cinema, and gives them the opportunity to take a special look at other societies, so that they wander in their corridors and get to know them and listen to the Its languages are through films, which is the reason why we chose independent films, classics, documentaries and others that people are not accustomed to watching in the corridors of commercial halls.” She added: “The idea behind Akil Cinema was to fill a gap that the cultural scene in general in the Emirates suffers from, which is represented in the presence of independent films, and through this cinema, I sought to embody the nature and diversity of cultural exchange that characterizes the Emirates and Dubai. A different nationality in its races, languages, beliefs and cultures, and therefore the presence of Akil Cinema, with the quality and uniqueness of its idea, can contribute to achieving harmony between these cultures.”
Cinema Akil does not focus in its screenings on one nationality of the films, as its screen is open to everyone, and in this context Buthaina says: “The diversity of films in Cinema Akil gave it a special advantage, as it opens the eyes to the world and our reality as well, because cinema is a reflection of the mysteries of our reality.” In this context, Cinema Akil has turned from just a showroom into a “cultural project” that draws its strength from the solidity of Dubai’s creative economy. She says: “We are not only cinema lovers, but we were able, through our various projects, participations and festivals, to reflect Dubai’s diversity and the solidity of its creative economy, given that cinema is an essential part of this economy, which aspires to be its capital in 2025.”
In Akil Cinema, watching films looks different, as it contributed through the way they were designed to break the silence that may prevail among its patrons who come from different cultures, and according to Buthaina Kazem, the process of distributing seats and the way the cinema was designed, contributed to bringing people closer to each other. She says: “It is not only the design method that played a role in breaking the silence that may prevail among moviegoers, but the participation of Akil Cinema and the festivals it organizes played a role in this framework. Over the past period, we are still working hard to organize and host a group of festivals Which sheds light on different cinemas representing communities far from us, perhaps the latest of which is the Safar Film Festival organized by the Arab British Center in London, where we partner with them in organizing two sessions of the Arab Film Week in London, which will also be in Dubai next November.”
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