Film is inner worlds made visible to feeling.
Shorts, features and 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 Bedouin tradition.
R E C E N T
Hidden worlds
Dust
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.
Roads through Arizona
Hidden worlds
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.
E A S T
Humans of Places
Faces of Babarakele
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.
Humans of Places
Negombo Dusk
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.
Humans of Places
Fish People
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..
Forces of Nature
Valley of Storms
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.
D U B A I
Humans of Places
Echoes of Fahidi
Humans of Places
Markets of Shindagha
Corridors of Spice
Humans of Places
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.