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FIRE WALK WITH HER

Say mashallah; for here she is: back in the game, no stranger to the night. It's been 614 nights since she held your gaze and here she is running through Mina Zayed; burning all those nights...arriving at you...offering no apology.

Fire Walk With Her is a forcefield of film that dares to call David Lynch only by her name; dancing to the rhythm of Mariem Hassan, Aziza Galal and Cheikha Rimitti's souls possessing her veins.

Engaged in a state of play with Warehouse421's fall exhibition As We Gaze Upon Her, this homecoming series; returns triumphantly to Warehouse421; with films by women who carry their stories around their necks, crowning their heads, woven through their voice, baring tales that twist and turn around their limbs scorching the eyes of their onlookers enchanting those who choose to stay.

Dressed as a Cerberus; a sleuthing trifecta of rage, silence adorned with that vacuous sadness of animated smiles; the program will open in October. Featuring the UAE premiere of the Saudi rising star Sara Mesfer's short narrative The Girls Who Burned The Night (Saudi Arabia), Nicholas Fattouh's animated loving letter to his teta How My Grandmother Became a Chair (Lebanon) and Maryam Touzani's Adam (Morocco) her piecing ode to female friendship. In November, despair takes to fantasy with the imagined refuge of Maysaa Almumin's Bent Werdan (Kuwait) and her cockroach friendship and the dark nights of Hala's soul in Hisham Saqr's Certified Mail (Egypt). In December, she will shake it off and destiny's plans along with it. The program closes in December; but only on her terms.In Suzannah Mirghani's Al Sit (Sudan) the girl will say no; while another will demand only a yes as Mayye Zayed's observing gaze honors her pursuit of triumph. The films in this program will leave you mortified, curious and if all goes well; they will humbly devour you. She will leave you breathless, hopeful with your gaze permanently locked upon her. So come, Fire....walk with her! For Water will laugh, Air will crumble and Earth will just dance with her too.

Location: Warehouse421, Mina Zayed, Abu Dhabi.

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Warehouse421 is a home-grown arts and design center dedicated to showcasing and nurturing creative production across the region. Working in collaboration with local, regional, and international entities. It aims to aid the development of the UAE’s creative ecosystem through learning, research, and commissions. Founded in 2015, Warehouse421 is located in Mina Zayed, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.