Cinema Akil continues its summer-long programme of film screenings at Alserkal Avenue's A4 screening space this week. Treats include Fritz Lang's seminal Metropolis (1927), Mohammad Khan's more recent award-winner Factory Girl, Mel Stuart's Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971), starring Gene Wilder. The films in the Hard Days Night season all deal with issues surrounding work, technology, labour and their effects on the human condition. The screenings are free on a first-come-first-served basis.
Full listings as follows:
June 15, 16, 17 at 9pm
The Overnighters by Jesse Moss (2014)
June 22, 23, 24 at 9pm
Castle In The Sky by Hayao Miyazaki (1986)
June 29, 30 & July 1 at 9pm
Metropolis by Fritz Lang (1927)
July 13, 14, 15 at 7pm
Handmade (short) by Jamshid Bahmani (2004) and Gesher by Vahid Vakilifar (2010)
July 20, 21, 22 at 7pm
Two Days, One Night by Jean-Pierre Dardenne & Luc Dardenne (2014)
July 27, 28, 29 at 7pm
Modern Times by Charlie Chaplin (1936)
August 3, 4, 5 at 7pm
Ayanda by Sara Blecher (2015)
August 10, 11, 12 at 7pm
Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory by Mel Stuart (1971)
August 17, 18, 19 at 7pm
Factory Boss by Wei Zhang (2014)
August 24, 25, 26 at 7pm
The Grapes of Wrath by John Ford (1940)
August 31 & September 1, 2 at 7pm
The Solitary Life Of Cranes (short) by Eva Weber (2008) and The Match Factory Girl by Aki Kaurismäki (1990)
