United Arab Emirates Movies

In what could be considered a follow up to Al Qasimi’s 2020 work Mother of Fire, she once again invokes the figure of the jinn (spirits in...

Karouma is a Unique gift striving to break through and to leave his parent's nest to live pursue his dreams and live his life in its full potential

The Akram Tree is a journey through the personal and professional world of the british-bangladeshi coreographer and dancer Akram Khan. My...

The life of an expat Nepali woman in the UAE turns upside down when she loses a small amount of money while trying to buy a laptop for her son in...

A mysterious man is sent to trial for his actions in global village, now he needs to plead his case to the dookies

Filming began immediately after the destruction of Jenin Refugee Camp by Israeli forces. The devastation of a desperate people is poignantly...

ode to the director and to the untold times where she wanted to live and be immersed in the beauteous plots of her favorite books and films. Filled...

Short animated documentary by Rola Shamas.

Told from the perspective of Anthony—an easy-going teenager who effortlessly falls for everyone he meets—this dramatic romantic tale...

A poetic portrait of a blind father with a bright perspective on life, who is strongly determined to deliver his message to the world.

A Neo Nazi man comes face to face with An Arab man, whom had been a victim to his hateful ideology, resulting in the death of his brother. But came...

In the sleepless lights of New York, a father's longing becomes the city's quiet heartbeat.

“Practical Dreams” is an experimental documentary which examines the existential outlook on life of Antony, a long-time UAE resident who...

A documentary following an ancient Jinn called Mother of Fire and her ruminations on the history of the UAE, colonial meddling and contemporary...

Shot between days in Southeast Asia and the UAE, exploring the transient moments of life.

Petro-Ghareebo: NAUSEA is a CGI animation set within a virtual world populated with objects of material culture and heritage. Manipulated 3D scans of...

An eye on the life of a small community in Bahrain, its customs, and its connection to one of the strangest cultural phenomena, which is donkey...

Killian is a successful self-made millionaire who has everything he wants but is emotionally detached from the world around him. Following a tragic...

A meditation on water, "Terrain Ahead" is a hybrid analog-digital experimental documentary exploring the trajectory of human impact on coastlines in...

A short documentary experiment on a trip to Bahrain, exploring nostaglia as a borrowed perspective.