In an unprecedented event, Riyadh is set to hold one of its first ever public film screenings on Thursday, Al Arabiya reported.

The screening will feature the 2016, UAE-produced film, Bilal, and comes as part of the cultural Hakaya Misk Festival.

The festival is currently taking place in Riyadh and is organized by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s Foundation “MiSK”.

According to Al Arabiya, the festival will be screening the film until Sunday, Aug. 20.

Bilal, "tells the biography of Bilal bin Rabah, prayer caller during Islam's Prophet Mohammed's time, and is written by Saudi producer Ayman Jamal in association with international actor Will Smith," Al Arabiya wrote.

Jamal will attend the screening of the film, which is set to be held at the Riyadh International Convention and Exhibition Center.