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Guardians of The Mountains

  • Day
  • Timing
  • CategoryDocumentary Film
  • Duration14 minutes min
  • Year2025 (World Premiere)
  • LanguageArabic
  • SubtitleEnglish subtitle
  • CountryUnited Arab Emirates
  • Director(s)Ali Fouad

Synopsis

This poetic documentary leads viewers through the soaring mountains of Ras Al Khaimah, Fujairah, and Musandam, where the mountain tribes have lived for thousands of years. Eschewing interviews and narration, it immerses the audience in their world—capturing rugged beauty, daily rituals, and their deep bond with stone, air, and peaks—through evocative imagery and sound in a dreamlike sensory journey.

Director Details

Ali Fouad is a filmmaker drawn to real stories and the people behind them, bringing history and culture to life on screen. With over five documentaries earning awards and grants, he studied filmmaking in Dubai and cinematography in Poland. After beginning with commercials and shorts, he now focuses on historical documentaries in the UAE.