The Red Sea Film Festival in Saudi Arabia presented a special one-night-only event at the Arab World Institute in Paris on Monday, screening films by Saudi directors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kyiv. Ukraine. Ukraine Gate – July 7, 2021 – Forums and Conferences<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Saudi cinema event in Paris included the film \u201c40 Years and a Night\u201d by Muhammad Al-Halil, and the short film \u201cThe Girls Who Burned the Night\u201d by Sarah Messler, \u201cGoing to the South\u201d by Muhammad Al-Hamoud, \u201ca continuous lullaby. Hisham Fadel and \u201cWhen do I sleep? By Hossam El-Sayed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The program<\/a> was presented in cooperation with Generation 2030, a French-Saudi friendship association established in 2019 that connects young French and Saudi creative talents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Girls Who Burn the Night tells the story of two Saudi sisters who strive for greater independence when an act of harmless rebellion sparks tension and ultimately understanding between the couple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Meanwhile, “40 Years and One Night” explores a family, an accident, and a night of secrets that will change everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGoing South\u201d chronicles the tensions between a newly married couple<\/a>, and in an \u201cunceasing lullaby,\u201d the director writes the daily life of a woman followed by a relentless inner soliloquy when all her fears and doubts come to light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And finally, \u201cAnd when do I sleep?\u201d The viewer is immersed in a complex imaginary world in which the hero hears a voice in the middle of the night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n