It seems like there are more places than ever to watch alternative cinema in Dubai today. You can go to one of Cinema Akil’s pop-ups, or its new, semi-permanent home in Alserkal Avenue. In the same artsy complex, Locomotion shows documentaries at the Jamjar art space. The decade-old Scene Club holds a couple of screenings a month in
Roxy Cinemas’ plush auditoriums; it has recently moved from its previous base at Vox, Mall of the Emirates, which is now home to Dubai International Film Festival spin-off DIFF365.
With Hollywood following a safe path of franchises, sequels, prequels, remakes and adaptations, many cinema goers are happy to find an alternative to more of the same in the ma
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