Still from Ali Cherri, The Sentinel, 2025
Ali Cherri: screening of 'The Sentinel' and 'The Watchman' and talk at the Institut français, London, UK
Saturday, November 28, 2026 | Ciné Lumière, 17 Queensberry Place London SW7 2DT
Almine Rech is pleased to announce that the Institut français in London will screen Ali Cherri’s two most recent short films, The Sentinel and The Watchman, on Saturday, November 28, 2026. The screening of The Sentinel, selected for La Semaine de la Critique (Critics’ Week) at the Cannes Film Festival 2026, will be its UK premiere. A talk with Ali Cherri, moderated by Hammad Nasar, will follow.
The Sentinel (2026) is the second chapter of Ali Cherri’s Soldier trilogy, following The Watchman (2024). The program is part of the French Film Festival London.
