Screening
WHEN
April 4, 2016
6:30-8 PM
WHERE
NYUAD Campus, Conference Center
WHO
NYU Abu Dhabi Institute
Open to the Public
Receiver of the Al Jazeera Documentary Channel Award, 2014 and the People's Choice Award, 2013, The Brain That Sings follows the journey of two boys with autism in the UAE – 19-year-old Mohammed and six-year-old Khalifa – and their progress over three months of music therapy. The film explores the cultural stigma associated with having a special needs child in the Arab world, and the issues the families face when planning for the future of their children.
[Director Amal Al-Agroobi | UAE | 2013 | 62 mins | Arabic & English dialogue with English & Arabic subtitles]
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