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Known as Nagafa (Booger) among his classmates, 10-year-old Ahmad tries to overcome peer intimidation caused by the class bully, Omar. In spite of the supportive vibes around him, only Ahmad can save himself when he lands in a troubled situation.
A documentary profiling the work and life of Hassan Sharif in the Gulf’s art community before his death in 2016.
A film poem by Gérard Courant.
After her seven children fled Syria seeking refuge worldwide, 80-year-old Susu finds herself with no other choice but to leave Damascus and move to Dubai to live with her daughter’s family. Despite the security she enjoys in the Gulf city, she remains persistent in her desire to return to the now-empty, family house in the country that millions of people have left.
A young woman who is seemingly being prepared for an arranged marriage. The use of dramatic camera angles, changes of film exposure and camera focus, all serve to express her inner state of agitation, but the story is more implied than spelled out.
An elderly man enters a photo studio and asks the photographer for a curious service. The reaction of the latter will determine their perception of each other...
Excerpt from the documentary Insha'Allah Democracy, which screened at Doc NYC Film Festival.
Fatima Ali Alhameli was the first Emirati female camel owner to enter her camel in the country’s camel beauty pageant competition and participate in Abu Dhabi’s camel auctions. Her attempts faced stiff opposition from the organisers and society. However, she persisted as she was determined to represent Emirati women in this largely male bastion and keen on proving to the world that her gender would not hold her back. An inspiring film about a woman’s courage and pioneering spirit.
People search for unspoken or even absolute truths when it comes to the notions of life and death. Fertility is associated with the miracle of creation, but for countless women around the world it is not necessarily a happy subject. MOTHER OF THE UNBORN looks compassionately at this deeply felt experience.
The journey young Emirati woman, undertakes to go on a secret 'taboo' date with a young man she has never met in person.
A young bullying survivor finds himself caught in the middle of a school scandal involving a viral video.
An hour from Dubai, a Bedouin counts down 100 days to the nation's biggest camel race - training by night, governing a city by day. This is the story of Abdulaziz Al Tunaiji, and a filmmaker who followed him through both worlds asking one question: will his generation be the last to live this way?
A documentary film about the director's mother and her experience in the Lebanese Civil War and how she is now. The theme of the film is the lack of identity and belonging and what it feels like to leave your country for a better life when you never wanted to leave in the first place.
After the earth was invaded by aliens, a girl is held in a room with a stranger trying to survive a mysterious night.
Omran finds himself at a hospital with no idea how he got there. Once he's out of the hospital, he will face a lot of conflicts and it will lead him to his own home. Will Oman's finds his identity?
ACA 194: Johnson vs. Aliakbari was a mixed martial arts event that took place on Thursday, October 23, 2025 at the Agenda in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
An argument between an unhappy couple, triggered by the consumption of a bad bunch of oysters, escalates into a heated fight, due to the wife's desire for a child that in reality serves as a metaphor for her unfulfilled need for freedom her unhappy marriage.
The events of the movie revolve in a thrilling and exciting framework about Mariam, who gets into a car accident and loses her memory as a result. This is something Faisal tries to fix because he loves her. So, what will he do?
A coming of age drama that follows the lives of two friends, Sudeep and Vignesh, in their late teens. Sudeep is academically inclined, while Vignesh is passionate about sports, particularly swimming. The film sheds light on the impact of parental expectations and societal pressures on these young individuals.
100 Cans, the story is about land mines. It follows a Canadian/ Iraqi urban artist who goes to Yemen in midst of a heated conflict.
The story of 3 different generations of Crimean Tatars. Those who remember the deportation in 1944, those who have returned to Crimea end of 80s - beginning of 90s, those who were born in Ukrainian Crimea. All along we witness the birth of a new family... and this time under the flag of occupants.
Four Astronauts from the UAE go into an exploration mission on a new planet, when they start to face mysterious events.
This short documentary follows a mother (Aysha) and daughter (Osha) as they travel through the desert hunting with falcons, the traditional Emirati method that has been passed down through the generations.
Join Bhuvan and his team in a game of cricket against the British Raj from the superhit movie Lagaan. Set amidst an idyllic village and surrounded by rocky terrain and farms you get to be in the game with a motion simulator based ride that gives you the best point of view of a moving cricket ball.
UAE's first feature-length film.
Film-poem by Gérard Courant to the glory of nine women plunged into the consuming flames of time.
The townspeople soon regretted a man who had been fired recently, until they had feelings of remorse for helping this miserable to find a new job.
An ambitious young Emirati’s dream to pursue an acting career in New York is challenged by the sudden of her father and the opposition of her mother, who wants her to marry.
An Egyptian woman is trying to look after her four children, especially in the lead-up to and aftermath of her divorce from their father. However, over time, the circumstances around her gradually change on all levels.
A guy gets into a gun fight inside a parking lot building, Will he make it out alive?
Khaled Jarrar followed Palestinians for over four years on their nerve-racking search for openings in the wall at the heavily militarized Qalandia checkpoint in the West Bank.
Five children from around the world charged by the earth to share their stories of climate solutions and sustainable designs from their home regions. They decide to scale back existing technologies and create sustainable designs, but the Earth's systems have already reached critical levels.
Half Emirati is a documentary that explores the social implications of being the offspring of a mixed marriage between a native of the United Arab Emirates and any other nationality. Five of these Emirati nationals share their experiences and stories about what it is really like to be only 'half' among those who are 'pure'.
At the Calicut Paragon Restaurant in Karama, a 15-minute visual journey unfolded across glowing screens — a cinematic slideshow of signature dishes, rich flavors, and vibrant culinary creations playing silently in the background while dining.
a film by Aisha Al Qassab
Adopted into a world of wealth, a teenager discovers her lavish Dubai mansion is a gilded cage and must risk everything to fight for her freedom.
Dzaleka Refugee Camp, is under-resourced and over-populated. Once Malawi's high-security prison, it now shelters over 53,000 displaced people from war-torn countries like the DRC, Burundi & Rwanda. Amidst ruins and neglect, a group of teenagers turn to spoken word poetry as a way to navigate a world with the odds stacked against them. Their hopeful voices echo through the relentless monotony of daily life, expressing universal human emotions and questions. But once a year, the Tumaini Festival transforms the camp into a vibrant celebration, drawing over 50,000 attendees. For a brief moment, it shatters the harsh reality of camp life and brings them out of the shadows.
In silence, a young man attempts to follow a family biryani recipe, contending with his grief, and quietly, his father's.
The Arab Gulf is hyper-technological, hyper-capitalist, hyper-collectivist, and hyper-real. Regional aesthetics and credo are notoriously futurist while simultaneously readapting traditionalist aspects of culture, life, and religion, to the ever-evolving project of the Gulf. An uncanny collapse of time and coexistence between tribal conservatism, and robust technological and economic advancement. How may we dissect our contemporary condition, in the face of sprawling futurity? Shot in Dubai, Sharjah (Fossil Rock), and Hatta from a seemingly alien surveillance lens, in Petro-Ghareebo, by Talal Al Najjar, subjects, objects and environments are decontextualized and defamiliarized. Fusing various stages of technological lifestyles and material culture, we see obscured objects oscillate and mutate; land and industry amalgamate; a symbiotic soundscape of Arabian wind instruments and modern trilling anxiety-inducing sounds synthesized to support the erratic imagery and embryonic distortions.
An attempt to reconcile with the Tree of Life; the creation of Kayra, connecting earth and sky, protected and used as a vessel by Umay Ana to manifest on the planet. I try to reconnect with nature in an artificial city.
CRISIS is a mystery drama short film that follows the investigation into the death of a man.
In the beautiful mountains of Fujairah, there’s a boy called Suhail who suffers from autism. By interviewing his family, friends, tea- chers, and therapists, we delve more into suhail’s world and get to know more about his strengths and the challenges he has faced.
“Practical Dreams” is an experimental documentary which examines the existential outlook on life of Antony, a long-time UAE resident who builds houses for a living but is at a loss when it comes to explaining what home really means to him.
The artist spent 24 hours with each of four women—Rogine, Waad, Hanin, and Zeina—in the cities where they now live: Zutphen, Oslo, Washington DC, and Sharjah respectively. All four of them cannot live anymore in their countries of origin, Syria and Lebanon. Together, they share a moment of cooking, rolling on the floors of their new cities, talking about life, nothing and everything, their exile and their continuous aims. This screening presents the chapters featuring Rogine and Waad.
Experimental film by Al Reem Al Beshr
A meditation on masculinity, performance, representation and national identity. A collage of found footage, film excerpts and stock videos, its starting point is the 1980 World Disco Dancing Championship in London which included a participant from the United Arab Emirates.
A series of moments and conversations from travelling.
Short animated documentary by Rola Shamas.
