Tea with Culture
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Tea with Culture
Interviews and discussions about art and culture in the United Arab Emirates and beyond. Founded in 2015. Presented by Hind Mezaina and Wael Hattar. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @teawithculture Email: teawithculture@gmail.com
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Interview With Nora Razian About Exhibition Trends
A discussion with Nora Razian (Head of Exhibitions at Art Jameel) about recent exhibition trends in museums and galleries, specifically how 'research...

Interview With Ana Lily Amirpour
An interview with Ana Lily Amirpour about her latest film Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon, a fantasy adventure about a girl with unusual and dangerous po...

Catch Up Part 2 - Cinema
Part two of a catch up conversation between Hind Mezaina and Wael Hattar, this one is about the state of cinema in the UAE and beyond.
To...

Catch Up Part 1 - Art
Hind Mezaina and Wael Hattar sit together after a podcast hiatus, to catch up on the state of art and culture across the UAE and beyond.
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Interview With Todd Reisz
Architect and writer Todd Reisz joins Hind Mezaina for a discussion about his book Showpiece City: How Architecture Made Dubai and his exhibition Off...

Interview with A S Hamrah
Film critic A.S. Harmah joins Hind Mezaina for a conversation about his book The Earth Dies Streaming.
A.S. Hamrah is a writer living in...

Athr Gallery
In this episode Wael Hattar interviews Alia Fattouh from Athr Gallery, one of the leading galleries in Saudi Arabia, where they discuss the 11 years s...

Interview with Maryam Wissam Al Dabbagh
Hind Mezaina invited Maryam Wissam Dabbagh for a conversation about her project currently on exhibit at Jameel Arts Centre in Dubai, part of its ongoi...

Warehouse 421: Art And Artists In Times Of Disruption
This episode was recorded on 22nd March 2020, a few weeks into the significant changes felt all around the world caused by the Coronavirus.

A decade after City of Life and the state of filmmaking in the UAE
Hind Mezaina sits with Faisal Salah, social media journalist at The National (https://twitter.com/EyesWOutAFais) and comic book artist Mohamed "Momo"...

Le Mans '66 (Ford v Ferrari)and Car Culture in the UAE
A spoiler filled discussion about James Mangold's latest film Le Mans '66 (Ford v Ferrari) between Hind Mezaina and a returning guest, motoring journa...

Interview with Samya Ayish about Arab Cinema in the UAE and Gulf Region
In this episode Wael Hattar and Hind Mezaina sit with author and journalist Samya Ayish to discuss the state of Arab Cinema, specifically in the UAE a...

Panel Talk at Tashkeel: Art Critique in the UAE
This episode is a recording of a talk titled Art Critique in the UAE which took place in Dubai on September 10th at Tashkeel. Thanks to Tashkeel for l...

Interview with Rami Zeidan about Anghami
Wael Hattar met with Rami Zeidan, the VP of Anghami and talked about the digital audio landscape in the Middle East and Anghami’s role in the region w...

Interview with Kourosh Nouri, Founding Director of Carbon 12
In this episode, Hind Mezaina sits with Kourosh Nouri, founding director of Carbon 12 gallery. Launched in Dubai with his business partner and wife Na...

Interview with Maya Moumne and Hatem Imam from Journal Safar
Wael Hattar sits with Maya Moumne and Hatem Imam, the Beirut based co-founders and co-directors of Journal Safar, an independent bilingual(Arabic and...

Ishara Art Foundation
Hind Mezaina sits with Nada Raza, Artistic Director of Ishara Art Foundation which opened in March 2019.
Established by Smita Prabhakar,...

Aladdin New and Old
Hind Mezaina invited cinephile and motoring journalist Imtishan Giado (https://www.instagram.com/imthishan) to discuss the new Aladdin film, what they...

Interview with Antonia Carver about Jameel Arts Centre
Hind Mezaina sits with Antonia Carver (Director, Art Jameel) to talk about Jameel Arts Centre which opened in Dubai in November 2018.
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The Kennington Bioscope at The Cinema Museum
In this episode, Hind Mezaina sits with Michelle Facey from Kennington Bioscope (http://www.kenningtonbioscope.com) who programmes regular screenings...

The Cruel Sea / بس يا بحر - the first Kuwaiti feature film from 1972
In this episode, Hind Mezaina sits with Faisal Salah (https://twitter.com/EyesWOutAFais) from The National to talk about a film screening organised by...

Interview with Shaikha Al Mazrou
In this episode Wael Hattar interviews the artist Shaikha Al Mazrou. They discuss her art practice, how discomfort drives her, the directional change...

Interview with Daniele Genadry
In this episode Wael Hattar interviews the artist Daniele Genadry. They talk about art, education and the evolution in her work. The discussion includ...

Lebanese Film Festival
In this episode, Wael Hattar interviews Wafa'a Celine Halawi the Director of the Lebanese Film Festival. This is the 13th edition since it launched 17...

Metropolis Cinema and Cinematheque Beirut
In this episode, Wael Hattar sits with Nisrine Wehbe, Programmer at Metropolis Cinema and Nour Ouayda, Co-ordinator of it's new project, Cinematheque...

Product Design in Lebanon
Wael Hattar sits with Joy Mardini, director and owner of Joy Mardini Design Gallery, one of the few design galleries in the Arab world, and Jessy Bust...

Interview with Lawrence Abu Hamdan
In this episode Wael Hattar interviews artist Lawrence Abu Hamdan. We discuss Hamdan's practice in general, and cover his young but powerfully growing...

Tashkeel
This episode is about Tashkeel, a Dubai based multi-disciplinary studio, work space and gallery.
Established in Dubai in 2008 by Lateefa...

Interview with Alexander Gray about Hassan Sharif
In this episode Wael Hattar speaks to Alexander Gray from Alexander Gray Associates, a New York based contemporary art gallery that represents Hassan...

Interview with Jannis Stürtz from Habibi Funk
In this episode Hind Mezaina interviews Jannis Stürtz, co-founder of Jakarta Records and Habibi Funk record labels (based in Berlin). Habibi Funk focu...

Sharjah Art Foundation
In this episode we have Nawar Al Qasimi, the Development Manager at Sharjah Art Foundation. She shares with us the history and role of the foundation,...

Sharjah Museums
In this episode we discuss the cultural growth and development in Sharjah through its consistently growing and developing Sharjah Museums Authority. <...

Overnight Film Festival 2018
Overnight Film Festival is a communal cinema experience at the legendary Queens Hotel in the seaside town of Eastbourne in the UK. The festival includ...

Interview with Ala Younis
In this episode our guest Ala Younis has a conversation with Hind Mezaina about her latest exhibition "Plan for Feminist Greater Baghdad" at the Art J...

Ana Contemporary Arab Cinema
An interview about Ana Contemporary Arab Cinema, the annual film series at the Jacob Burns Film Center in Pleasantville in Westchester County, New Yor...

Interview with Serge Attukwei Clottey
Serge Attukwei Clottey talked with Wael Hattar about his art practise, focusing on his more recent works in performance and social interaction, as wel...

Reel Palestine Film Festival
In this episode we talk to Dana Sadek, one of the co-founders of Reel Palestine Film Festival, launched in 2015 and takes place across the UAE.
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Interview with filmmaker Fadi (The Fdz) Baki
We speak to Fadi Baki aka The Fdz about his film Last Days of the Man of Tomorrow which recently screened at Dubai International Film Festival 2017. W...

Dubai International Film Festival 2017 - Part 2 of 2
In our second part about Dubai International Film Festival 2017, we are joined by Faisal Al Jadir, film journalist from Empire Arabia.
W...

Dubai International Film Festival 2017 - Part 1 of 2
Dubai International Film Festival 2017 took place between 6-13 December. In our first report, we share our overall impressions, highlights of the fest...