The Culturist Film Club x Jameel Arts Centre on June 20: MemorY of Princess Mumbi
Jameel’s Summer Cinema programme, in collaboration with The Culturist Film Club
Film 1 of 5:
This season of the Summer Cinema program will start with a genre shifting film set in a futuristic African country, a film about love, loss, memories and technology.
More information below.
Free to attend, but pre-registration is required.
MEMORY OF PRINCESS MUMBI
Damien Hauser, 2025, 82 min
In 2093, filmmaker Kuve travels to Umata to document the aftermath of a war that revived ancient kingdoms. There, he meets Mumbi, who challenges him to make his film without AI. As Kuve searches for his own voice, he begins to understand that even in a broken world, beauty can be found in small human moments we often overlook. A thrilling work of speculative cinema that draws deeply on past cinematic tradition, Memory of Princess Mumbi asks what it means to bear witness — and what is at stake when we surrender that act to machines.
“A thrilling pointer to the future that draws deeply on past cinematic tradition.” — Stephen Dalton, The Film Verdict
The screening will be followed by a discussion with artist and filmmaker Amirah Tajdin.
Date: June 21, 19:30-21:30
Venue: Jameel Arts Centre, Dubai (location map)
Free to attend, please register here.
Director’s Bio:
Damien Hauser is a Swiss-Kenyan filmmaker, writer, and director. He studied film at SAE from 2016 to 2020 and worked for the commercial production company Filme von Draussen. Throughout his career, Damien has produced a wide range of short films, music videos, plays, and commercials, always driven by his passion for fictional storytelling. In recent years, he has completed three feature films that have screened at major international festivals including Tallinn Black Nights, IFFR Rotterdam, and BFI London. His films have also received several awards and are available on platforms such as Netflix. In 2024, he founded Hauserfilm, a production company through which he continues to bring captivating and globally resonant stories to life on the big screen. Memory of Princess Mumbi premiered in 2025 at Giornate degli Autori, an independent sidebar of the Venice International Film Festival.
Speaker’s Bio:
Amirah Tajdin is an artist and filmmaker known for a strong visual style that blends reality and fiction in both her commercial and cinematic work over the past decade. Her extensive commercial portfolio includes campaigns for brands like Cadillac, Pepsi, and the Louvre Abu Dhabi. She is a Sundance Institute fellow, the first Kenyan director selected for both the Screenwriters (2017) and Director’s (2018) Labs. Her short film Marea di Tierra was in competition at Sundance (2016) and Cannes Director’s Fortnight (2015). Tajdin co-founded the indie production company SEVEN THIRTY Films with her sister, producer Wafa Tajdin. She is represented for commercials by RadicalMedia and Loveboat.
https://amirahtajdin.com