Partition
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Beneath the glitzy and glamorous landscape that characterizes the UAE, this ethnographic documentary explores the hidden reality of partition spaces – apartments with subdivided rooms – and the lives of their resident migrant workers, who comprise nearly 90% of the UAE’s population.
- Director
- Matthew Tan
- Time
- 0:09:40
- Country
- United Arab Emirates
- Genre
- Non Fiction
- Year
- 2023
- Cast
- Madlynne, Blossom, Honey, Ton Ton, Sharon, Din Din, Antony
Awards Nominations
Louvre Abu Dhabi 2023 (UAE – Work-in-Progress Screening)
New York University Abu Dhabi 2024 (UAE – Non-Festival Screening)
Oxford University Short Film Festival 2024 (UK – Official Selection)
Director
Matthew Tan
Matthew Tan is a Malaysian filmmaker whose works explore the themes of migration, philosophy and heritage. His notable projects include assistant-editing "Angela Davis: A World of Greater Freedom" and "A.I.: African Intelligence," and assisting the development of the Emmy-winning "The Fire That Took Her." He is presently a Chevening Scholar at the University of Oxford.
Cast
Madlynne, Blossom, Honey, Ton Ton, Sharon, Din Din, Antony
Screening
Online Screening
| Online | schedule | Online Screening |
|---|---|---|
| Online Grand Theater | 2024.06.01 [Sat] - 06.30 [Sun] |
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Sponsors
U25 Project Partner
Digital Innovation Partner
Web 3.0 Partner
Creative Partner
Media Partners
Media Supporters
English Media Supporter
Festival Supporters
Equipment Supporter
War and the Power To Live Program Special Support
