(MENAFN- Gulf Times) The World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), an initiative of Qatar Foundation, is screening a series of films as part of Doha Healthcare Week. The films will be shown over three days, starting today, at various locations across Qatar.
The screenings are organised in partnership with Doha Film Institute (DFI), Al Jazeera Media Network, and global eye health charity Orbis. Open to the public and free of charge, the films will start at 7pm.
Al Jazeera Café at Katara the Cultural Village will screen today two short healthcare-related documentaries 50 Feet from Syria and Through My Eyes. The former tells the story of a determined man who performs intricate acts of medical necessity, undeterred by the chaos and complexity of the war around him, while the latter highlights the journey of a blind photographer in Homs, who becomes an inspiring youth leader after his remarkable photos of life in a refugee camp are recognised in Canada.
Tomorrow, there will be an open-air screening at the MIA Park of Life: Animated, an award-winning film about a boy with autism who communicates by impersonating well-known Disney characters. The film is being shown thanks to the support of DFI, ahead of its upcoming Ajyal Youth Film Festival, which runs from
November 28-December 3.
Fatma Hassan al-Remaihi, chief executive officer of DFI, said, 'Since our inception, we have focused on drawing on the power of film to create a world of shared narratives. Our film events and year-round programming alike have demonstrated that film is an immensely powerful medium that goes beyond entertainment and towards building empathy and understanding. We are delighted to be partnering with WISH and presenting Life: Animated, one man's captivating real-life story of what it means to live with autism.
On November 8, Al Jazeera Café will screen The Hospital in the Sky, which follows model and Hollywood actress Cindy Crawford and her daughter Kaia as they spend a week in Peru with the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital. A question-and-answer session with the Orbis team of eye-care specialists will follow the screening.
Organised in collaboration with the Ministry of Public Health and QF, Doha Healthcare Week, which runs until November 12, is a community-focused festival created
by WISH.
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