Author: nniles

  • Palestine Film Festival

    Various

    Screening date: 17:00 / Thursday March 19 2026

    In collaboration with partners in Malmö and around the world, we present a collection of Palestine-themed feature documentary films and short films at Cafe Ray. Some films will be presented along with director Q&As.

    Full program to be released in February!

  • Ai Weiwei’s Turandot – feature documentary

    Buy tickets here 93 mins/ Documentary / USA / directed by Maxim Derevianko

    Screening date: 17:30 / Tuesday February 17 2026

    Producers: Marta Zaccaron, Christine La Monte, Andy Cohen,  Julian Lennon

    Screenwriters: Maxim Derevianko, Michele Cogo

    Language: Italian with Swedish Subtitles

    Synopsis:
    AI WEIWEI’S TURANDOT follows Chinese revolutionary artist, Ai Weiwei, as he brings his artistic vision and iconoclastic activism to Puccini’s Turandot at the Rome Opera House during his operatic directorial debut, using the opera as a backdrop to address many issues that plague mankind including the Ukraine war, refugee crises, the Covid pandemic, and more. One hundred years later, the film shows not only that Puccini’s opera is still as vital and relevant as ever, but also according to esteemed choreographer, Chiang Ching – his life-long friend featured in the film, it is also a reflection of Ai Weiwei’s life, and a fitting project for an artist known for his installations, sculpture and photography that denounce authority and champion human rights and freedom of expression.