Catch up on local cinema with the first edition of Virtual Emirati Film Week, which is showcasing must-see movies by UAE-based directors. Running until June 24, the online event is part of the UAE-Korea cultural dialogue.
‘Scales’
The Saudi film directed by Shahad Amin is about a young girl who stands against her family and village tradition of sacrificing female children to mysterious creatures living in the sea.‘Mommy’
Ahmed Al-Mulla’s first film is a seven-minute short that focuses on a date between young Emirati couple Suhail and Leila that is going well until Suhail’s mother calls and tries to control his every move.‘In the Shadows’
Directed by Dubai-based Mildred Garcerant, this film won the 2019 Arab Film Studio award for best documentary short film.‘From A to B’
Ali F. Mostafa’s 2014 comedy takes viewers on an outrageous road trip from Abu Dhabi to Beirut.‘On Borrowed Time’
This film, directed by Yasir Al-Yasiri, tells the story of four friends spending their senior years in an assisted living facility in Dubai.‘The Shadow’
A mother takes desperate measures to save her sick son in director Nayla Al-Khaja’s short movie.
