Free Screening: The President's Cake

Name: Free Screening: The President's Cake
Start: 2026-04-17T19:00:00-04:00
Location: 4200 54th Ave S (Miller Auditorium), Saint Petersburg, FL, United States, Florida 33711

Schedule

Fri, 17 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

4200 54th Ave S (Miller Auditorium), Saint Petersburg, FL, United States, Florida 33711 | Gulfport, FL

Written and directed by Hasan Hadi (Arabic with English subtitles, 105 minutes, 2025)
Set during the period of economic sanctions in the wake of Iraq’s 1990 invasion of Kuwait, The President’s Cake follows schoolgirl Lamia (Baneen Ahmad Nayyef) on the fateful day after she is the unlucky one chosen to bake the class cake to commemorate President Saddam Hussein’s birthday. As Lamia tries to complete her grocery list in an economy of deprivation, she discovers a community of care as well as exploitation. Winner of the Camera d’Or and the Director’s Fortnight Audience Award at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.

Where is it happening?

4200 54th Ave S (Miller Auditorium), Saint Petersburg, FL, United States, Florida 33711, 4200 54th Ave S, St Petersburg, FL 33711-4744, United States, Gulfport

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