'The President's Cake'

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March 27, 2026: 2 PM
March 28, 2026: 11:30 AM
March 31, 2026: 1:35 PM
April 1, 2026: 7 PM
April 2, 2026: 1:15 PM

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$13 Regular | $11 Students & Seniors | $9 Members

Winner of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival Audience Award and Camera d'Or for Best First Feature. Iraq's Official Submission to the 2026 Academy Awards.

While people across 1990s Iraq struggle to survive the war and food shortages, the President requires each school in the country to prepare a cake to celebrate his birthday. Despite her efforts to avoid getting picked, 9-year-old Lamia is chosen among her classmates. The young girl must now use her wits and imagination to gather ingredients and prepare the mandatory cake in THE PRESIDENT’S CAKE.

Official teaser trailer THE PRESIDENT'S CAKE, Official Iraq entry at the 98th Academy Awards. Directed by Hasan Hadi.

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Media Arts Center San Diego

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Digital Gym Cinema

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San Diego, California 92101

619-230-1938

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