Cinema F'el Salon

A new screening event is coming to London, baba. Brought to you by NAFS x Salt & Sister Studio Cinema f’el Salon is a soft landing of a film night. A safe, non-judgemental, non-shaming space to be authentic; sitting at home, together. If, like us, your experience of the salon growing up was that it was stiff and off-limits; you can rejoice in reclaiming the very space, in the name of comfort and connection. We’ll gather around a film from the golden era of Cairo cinema, watching and noticing what was always there: queerness in the margins, in the looks and gestures, in the subtext. Y3ni مش جديد علينا, it’s part of the archive, part of the language. We azz-azz on lib and za3tar popcorn, and gag on the timeless gorgeousness of our friends Faten, Shadia, So3ad, Omar and Hind, to name a few. For our first event, we’ll be We’ll be screening the 1955 Sigarah wa Kas سيجارة وكاس by Niazi Mostafa, starring the exquisite Samia Gamal and Dalida. The drama! The tension! The shik-shak-shok of it all! Post-screening, we farfesh, with space to discuss the film - and anything else. كلّه ماشي. Your ticket includes a live music performance, screening and an arrival snack (if you want to be very 3ammo about it and bring more snacks with you in your jacket lining, feel free). Drinks will be available at the bar, and all you need to do is turn up. Topline // من الآخر What - Sigarah Wa Kas (1955 dir Niazi Mostafa) When - 2 April from 6pm. Performance at 7pm, screening at 8pm. Where - Close-Up Cinema, E1 6HR Who - everybody is welcome. The film will be subtitled.