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ABOUT THIS YEAR'S PROGRAM
The Environmental Agency-Abu Dhabi and Abu Dhabi community members and institutions, such as Zayed University, will continue to co-sponsor the annual Al Sidr Environmental Film Festival. The fourth edition will take place from October 25 to October 27, 2024 at New York University Abu Dhabi with the theme of All Living Beings. The fourth edition will have a strong outreach program involving middle and high schools across the UAE.
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT
The theme for this year's Al Sidr Environmental Film Festival takes inspiration from the holy Quran’s Surah Al An'am. All living beings roaming the earth and winged birds soaring in the sky are communities like yourselves (Quran 6:38).
This year's festival seeks expressions of community between all living beings. Our films revere and appreciate many communities while asking the right questions so we not only survive climate change, but thrive together. The immense world of creatures allows our inner and outer lenses to explore new and elusive regions of our minds and hearts. The festival aims to forge communities that see, hear, and feel the planet in new perspectives. And, perhaps, as the Surah guides us, all living beings that fly and walk the earth will reciprocate with more compassion and insight.
From classic films of renowned directors Ken Loach (UK) and John Abraham (India) to films from all over the world, we ask simply, how can we learn from all living beings? We highlight environmental film collectives such as UAE’s Climate Tribe, Rural Encounters from Lebanon, and others from Palestine and Japan in this year’s edition. We also seek elusive communities of being that we seldom think about.
ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT AGENCY-ABU DHABI
The Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi regulates and enforces Abu Dhabi's environmental laws to protect biodiversity and preserve the quality of life for a sustainable future. Starting as a small group of pioneering ecologists in 1996 working in the harsh desert environment, we have grown – breaking down barriers and pushing the limits of science and conservation. We are now the largest environmental regulator in the Middle East, continuing the strong legacy of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan by exemplifying his values of conservation.
Situated in Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi’s cultural hub, The Arts Center is a vibrant laboratory for performance that both presents and develops work. The Arts Center fosters a dynamic relationship between the arts, scholarship, and the community. Its range of public programs animates and enriches the cultural life of both Abu Dhabi and the university, presenting distinguished professional artists from around the world alongside student, faculty, and community productions.
The Arts Center is home to NYU Abu Dhabi’s Theater, Music, Film & New Media, Visual Arts, and Interactive Media departments, bringing all the arts under one roof. Its resources include a complex of theaters and performance venues, a project space gallery, rehearsal rooms, film editing studios, classrooms, and workshop spaces.
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