Cinema Akil: A Platform For Independent Cinema in the Arab World | Butheina Kazim

We talked to Butheina Kazim about independent Cinema in the UAE and the region.

Butheina Kazim is the founder of Cinema Akil, the only independent arthouse cinema in the Gulf region programming repertory cinema programs at their flagship home in Alserkal Avenue in Dubai and through the nomadic cinema across the UAE. Kazim is a member of the Steering Committee of the Network of Arab Alternative Screens where Cinema Akil is a member. Kazim lives and works in Dubai.

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