Catch Up Part 2 - Cinema

Part two of a catch up conversation between Hind Mezaina and Wael Hattar, this one is about the state of cinema in the UAE and beyond.

Topics include:
- Changed habits of watching films since the pandemic
- Cinema vs streaming debate
- UAE cinemas and the inconsistent subtitling of non-English language films, lack of efforts by the multiplexes to attract new and diverse audiences to cinemas, high end cinema experience vs affordable cinema
- Lack of financial support for filmmakers in the UAE and new generation of new short films made by independent filmmakers in the
- Streaming companies funding regional films and TV shows
- Omar El Zohairy and his latest film Feathers

Relevant links:
https://grasshopperfilm.com/film/feathers/
https://www.theculturist.com/home/2022/5/19/cinemas-2022-the-alternative-film-festival-at-manarat-al-saadiyat
https://imagenationabudhabi.com/afs/
https://www.netflix.com/ae-en/title/81312532 (Cooking with Paris)
https://www.hbo.com/irma-vep

Image: Still from Feathers