Sharjah Art Foundation showcases film platform montage at EAEFF

A tapestry of voices and memories

The films from Bahrain, Qatar, Yemen and Palestine explore themes of memory, care, grief and resistance. Together, they illuminate how communities preserve and reimagine memory across diverse cultural and historical contexts, reflecting both intimate experiences and broader sociopolitical realities.

Sharjah Film Platform beyond the emirate

SFP Montage is part of the Foundation’s annual Sharjah Film Platform, recontextualising selected works and forging new connections across regions. By screening at EAEFF, the initiative introduces Arab voices to fresh audiences and fosters cross-cultural dialogue.

Programme highlights

The screenings include Bar Saar (2023) by Mohammed Jassim, a documentary that portrays community life in Bahrain through the eyes of Abu Ahmed and his son as they participate in the traditional pastime of donkey racing. Upshot (2024) by Maha Haj follows a grieving couple who retreat to an isolated farm, where the arrival of a stranger unearths a harrowing truth from the past. The Grocery List (2024) by Taqwa Ali Naser presents a surreal tale of mothers shopping for bottles of milk in a mysterious minimarket, as a young man resists his mother’s choice. And Then They Burn the Sea (2021) by Majid Al-Remaihi draws on personal archives and dreamlike rituals to capture the experience of a mother’s gradual memory loss. Concluding the programme, Don’t Get Too Comfortable (2021) by Shaima Al Tamimi offers a personal essay that interweaves themes of migration, identity and intergenerational memory.

For more information, visit sharjahart.org.