F I L M S
Shorts, essays & films by Danish Farhan.
B E D O U I N S O F T H E W I N D
A film by Danish Farhan
A poetic, observational documentary that follows a revered camel breeder and racer from Dhaid. Through a lens of quiet intimacy and cinematic storytelling, the film captures his life, his camels, and the timeless rhythms of a disappearing Bedouin tradition.
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Experimental short film of dramatic overlanding across the surreal landscape of Al Qua in Abu Dhabi. Filmed Black Abra's incredible drive through a crimson sunrise.
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Beneath skies of Arizona, a road trip with my children, From quiet, forgotten towns to the majestic Grand Canyon, each mile held the quiet rhythm of the road.
F R O M T H E E A S T
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In the eyes of a people, what first appears so seemingly distant is often closer to us than we imagine. The isolated village of Barbakele lends a glimpse into moments on a day celebrated for love, confidence and wealth.
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Negombo transforms with each shifting angle of light from the sun, bringing to focus the ordinary lives of its people, calmly going about their day, so instrinsically connected to the ocean they inhabit.
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The calmness of lonesome fishermen, fresh off their boat turns into a rapturous chaos of cutting, chopping and selling. A seemingly ordinary morning, all but extraordinary to an outsider looking for emotions in the midst of bustle.
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No view visible in the same way from one moment to another, a foggy morning in Ramboda turns the climb and descent across the mountain belt into a hundred stories of nature unraveling its beauty.
E S S A Y S O N F I L M
Bedouins of the Wind — finding the tone for Dubai’s indie film
Only in the making of this audacious film, did I start to realize how much of an impact the films I watched growing up, were having on me to this day. I started to think about this long and hard.
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February 5, 2025
October 22, 2024
Last of the Bedouins — why a film on Dubai’s desert culture
The usual headline by fly-by-night tourists and expats alike is always the same: Dubai is beautiful, but there is nothing real, no culture. This couldn’t be further from the truth.
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March 13, 2025
Footprints of Bedouins — defining culture in modern Dubai
There is a moment in my film Bedouins of the Wind where the desert swallows the last light of day, and all that remains is the faint outline of a camel caravan moving through a dusty road.
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A Dubai-raised, self-taught filmmaker, photographer & cultural observer.
A university drop-out but also an honorary doctorate recipient, Danish’s work is a study of the in-between: where truth lingers before words claim it.