By Staff Reporter
SHARJAH, Sharjah Art Foundation has opened Early Bird Pass for the 8th edition of Sharjah Film Platform, which will run from 14th to 23rd November at Mirage City Cinema, the open-air theatre in Sharjah’s historical quarter, as well as other cinemas across Sharjah.
This year’s lineup includes On Becoming a Guinea Fowl (2024) by Rungano Nyoni. Set in Zambia, this comedy-drama has received wide acclaim on the international festival circuit, including the Un Certain Regard – Best Director Award at Cannes Film Festival.
Another highlight of the programme is Universal Language (2024), directed by Matthew Rankin. The film is shot in a style that mimics the films of the 1970s Iranian New Wave.
Also featured is L’mina (2025) by Randa Maroufi, a poetic short film that captures the fading industrial legacy of Jerada, a former mining town in Morocco. The film won the Leitz Cine Discovery Prize at Cannes Film Festival this year.
Supported by Sharjah Art Foundation’s Short Film Production Grant, Yathoom (2025), a drama on surviving trauma and loss by Emirati filmmaker Hana Kazim, will also be screened.
Early Bird Passes are available for one month only through the Sharjah Art Foundation website.
