Your Beauty is Worth Nothing… DIFF Screening, Dubai 13 December 2012 This charming and thoughtful film is about a 12 year old Veysel, named for the legendary Turkish poet Asik Veysel, struggles to adapt to his new life in Austria. At school he doesn’t speak the language while at home there continues to be tension amongst the various family…
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TABOOR A film by Vahid Vakilifar Taboor is about a man who seeks to protect his hypersensitive body from the daily rise in temperature caused by pervasive electromagnetic waves. He concocts an aluminum jump suit which he wears under abundant layers of clothing. Despite his fragile health, every evening he rides his motor cycle to keep appointments with his customers.…
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Paresh B. Mehta, Editor of Filmytown.com in a One-on-one interview with upcoming creative filmmaker Leila Albayati- Take a plane, stop fly away, stop you’re going to become someone, stop I believe in you, stop I’m doing this for us, stop Leila is a musician. She is heartbroken, a sudden breakup comes like a hectic telegram. It’s a moment of choice.…
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December 9-16, 2012 at the Dubai International Film Festival. Legends of the silver screen, established and emerging filmmakers, film fans, gifted actors and actresses, and a diverse array of industry professionals descended on Dubai en-mass this week for the ninth Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF). As one of the Emirates’ most anticipated events, the Festival brings 8 days of star-studded galas,…
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