Abu Dhabi Film Festival

The Abu Dhabi Film Festival (formerly the Middle East International Film Festival)
began in 2007 and has continued each October.  The Abu Dhabi Authority for
Culture and Heritage (ADACH) under the patronage of H.E. Sheikh Sultan Bin
Tahnoon Al Nahyan, who is the Chairman of Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and
Heritage, these events provide exceptional programs to engage and educate the
local community.  

The movie we watched was The Source, a story about the women from a remote village
in Morocco's Atlas Mountains, fetching water means a dangerous daily trek high into the hills and back.  That is until Leila (an educated young wife, organizes a drastic "love strike" - no affection toward the men until they build a pipeline to channel water down the mountain.  It is a fable of female empowerment facing many issues in the Arab world.  A great message to women everywhere and especially to young women, that there is power in knowledge.  Also, that standing for what you believe in is not easy and takes courage.  Fascinating MOVIE!

The Abu Dhabi Movie Theatre

US Cost $6.25

You get to vote by tearing the box that best fits your
opinion of the movie.

Three Words:  Knowledge is POWER!