Cinema of Bahrain
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The cinema of Bahrain is small as its lacks government and the private sector support. There are many short films produced by individual filmmakers, and about 5 feature films in Bahrain's history.
There are a number of theaters in Bahrain showing a mix of Indian, American and Arabic movies. Bahrain also has a cinema club established in 1980, and The Bahraini Film Production Company, established in 2006 to support the Bahraini film industry.
Al-Hajiz (The Barrier; 1990), Za'er (Visitor; 2004), A Bahraini Tale (2006)
Between Them (2006), From The West (2007), Absence (2008), The Good Omen (2009), Canary
(2010)
For Girls (2008), Longing
(2010)
Dinner
(2008), The Cage
(2009)
There are a number of theaters in Bahrain showing a mix of Indian, American and Arabic movies. Bahrain also has a cinema club established in 1980, and The Bahraini Film Production Company, established in 2006 to support the Bahraini film industry.
Films shot in Bahrain
- Ajnabee (2001) - an IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n film set in several countries including Bahrain - Afghan Muscle (2006) - a Danish/Afghan feature-length documentary covering a group of Afghan bodybuilders who travel to the Middle East
- Cinema 500 kmCinema 500 kmCinema 500 km is a Saudi Arabian documentary film which premiered in 2006. Directed by Abdullah Al-Eyaf, the film depicts the experiences of Tariq Al-Husaini, a 21-year-old Saudi who is a movie fan despite the fact that there are no cinemas in Saudi Arabia...
(2006) - a Saudi feature-length documentary about a young Saudi film fan who travels to Manama to attend a cinema, there being none in Saudi Arabia
Bahrain filmmakers
- Khalifah Shaheen: considered the first Bahraini filmmaker.
- Bassam Al-Thawadi: Bassam made the 1st Bahraini feature film in 1990, his films include:
Al-Hajiz (The Barrier; 1990), Za'er (Visitor; 2004), A Bahraini Tale (2006)
- Mohammed BuAli: one of the new generation of filmmakers, he started making short films in 2006. He is the most active filmmaker in the Bahraini scene now with many accomplishments since he started his filmmaking career:
Between Them (2006), From The West (2007), Absence (2008), The Good Omen (2009), Canary
Canary
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(2010)
- Hussain Al-Hulaibi : with theatre background Hussain made 2 feature films:
For Girls (2008), Longing
Longing
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(2010)
- Hussain Al-Riffaei: Hussain made two short films written by Ameen Saleh:
Dinner
Dinner
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(2008), The Cage
The Cage
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(2009)