Exile as a Rite of Passage

Exile is no longer rupture but genesis – the shared rite of passage through which artists rebuild meaning, memory, and belonging

And on the ‘Sixth Day’, Neither of them Went Back

The story of Youssef Chahine, Dalida, and a film marked by tragedy

Is It Really “Just A Phase”?

We ask and the internet answers

How Angus Maxfield Turned a WhatsApp Group Into Dubai’s Favourite Run Club

When your running plans finally make it out of the group chat. Exponentially.

The House That Bady Built

For French-Syrian artist Bady Dalloul, a house is country unto itself. Within his practice, he invites us to cross the threshold into a universe of personal memories, imagined stories, and the small empires he has been building since his childhood summers in Damascus

After Its Dubai Debut, Fujifilm Short Film Festival Heads to Nairobi, Beirut, Cairo, and Jeddah

Fujifilm, Cinema Akil, and Gulf Photo Plus champion short-form cinema as a space for new voices, dialogue, and discovery