The festival will kick off with ‘Dead Man's Wire’, Gus Van Sant's dark and jubilant comedy and close with Annemarie Jacir’s Palestinian submission to the Oscars ‘Palestine 36’, with loads of wondrous films screening in between.
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A still from ‘Giant’ featuring Amir El Masry, image courtesy of the Red Sea IFF
The Red Sea International Film Festival announces line up, plus opening night film 'Giant' featuring Egyptian-British actor Amir El Masry
The selection includes works which were supported by the Red Sea Fund, including Annemarie Jacir’s ‘Palestine 36’, the Palestinian submission to the Oscar race and ‘Hijra’ by Shahad Ameen which represents Saudi Arabia in the awards run this year.
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A still from ‘Sink’ by Zain Duraie, courtesy of Tabi360
Five films you must watch at this year's BFI London Film Festival
Don’t be mad if I didn’t include your personal fave, or a Hollywood title. There are plenty of those, with galas and special conversations to boot. But for me, these titles deserve a second look.
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A still from ‘Once Upon a Time in Gaza’ by Tarzan and Arab Nasser, courtesy of DFI
Upcoming inaugural Doha Film Festival to showcase Palestinian stories
And honestly, from the DFI, I would expect nothing less!
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A still from Annemarie Jacir’s ‘Palestine 36’ courtesy of Philistine Films
Chloe Zhao's 'Hamnet', two Linklater titles and a Screen Talk with the elusive Daniel Day-Lewis at this year's BFI London Film Fest
The festival will open with Rian Johnson’s ‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’ and close with Julia Jackman’s 100 Nights of Hero’. In between, masterpieces of cinema will rule over Old Foggy for nearly two weeks.
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