Alia Abdulsalam Fairooz · 2026
Documentary portrait of Alia Abdulsalam Fairooz
A documentary portrait of one of the few women racing powerboats in the United Arab Emirates — training, competition and the life around the sport. The film has been shown on a number of Arabic TV channels and has drawn a lot of attention across the region.
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The brief
A portrait, not a commercial.
The film had to follow one person closely enough to become a portrait, with room for both the sport and what surrounds it.
That is why we have been working on the project for a long time. A portrait cannot be made in a single day of filming — it takes time to get to know someone, to be there through training and competition, and to catch the moments that cannot be planned.
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The reception
Shown on Arabic TV.
The film has been shown on a number of Arabic TV channels and has generated a lot of attention across the region.
A woman at the wheel of a racing powerboat is still a rare sight in the Emirates — and that is exactly what makes the story worth telling.