Bedouins of the Wind: dir Danish Farhan (2024)

This 49-minute documentary, shot on location in Al Dhaid, provides an intimate portrait of the world of Bedouin culture – camel racing, falconry, the unseen life rooted in the desert. The protagonist Abdulaziz Al Tunaiji trains camels for the nation’s most anticipated race, while two generations ponder whether they will be the last of the Bedouins …

This premiere marks the beginning of the film’s regional and international release.

The screening will be followed by a conversation with filmmaker Danish Farhan and protagonist Abdelaziz Alteneiji on storytelling as preservation and how unrecorded histories can speak to the present, with Sara Al Mheiri, curator and author of Under the Ghaf Tree, joining as a guest panellist.