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Doha Film Institute Celebrates 30 Year Anniversary of the ‘Back to the Future’ Trilogy

Oct 21, 2015

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Joins global activities to mark the special occasion with open air screenings of the box-office phenomenon

Doha, Qatar; October 15th, 2015: The Doha Film Institute is organizing a special screening series in Aspire Park to celebrate the 30th year anniversary of the launch of the immensely popular ‘Back to the Future’ trilogy.

The open air free screenings, part of the ‘Cinema Under the Stars’ program, pays a special tribute to the worldwide phenomenon of one the most inventive and wildly entertaining film trilogies in Hollywood history.

The highest grossing film of 1985, ‘Back to the Future’ launched one of the most successful franchise’s in Universal’s history, including two theatrical sequels, an animated television series, a theme park ride, toys, comic books, video games and apparel.

In Aspire Park, the Doha Film Institute will showcase all three films starting 21 October with the screening of the original ground breaking adventure ‘Back to the Future’ at 07:30 pm. The fun continues on 6th and 20th November with screenings of ‘Back to the Future’ Part II and Part III respectively from 08:00 pm onwards. Die-hard fans of the unrivaled adventure can also participate in the ‘Back to the Future’ Instagram competition to recreate their favourite moments from the blockbuster and win exciting giveaways.

Starring Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd, and executive produced by Steven Spielberg, the universally popular original directed by Robert Zemeckis literally changed the future of the adventure movie genre. Powered with innovative special effects, unforgettable songs and non-stop action, the franchise follows the adventures of a high school student, Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox), and an eccentric scientist, Dr. Emmett L. Brown (Christopher Lloyd), as they use a DeLorean time machine to time travel to different periods in the history of Hill Valley, California.

For more details, please visit: www.dohafilminstitute.com