Film
Director
Amal Al-Agroobi
Amal Al-Agroobi is a London-based Arab filmmaker who initially came from a scientific background, getting a BSc in biomedical sciences and an MSc in neurosciences and working in a lab and hospital before joining the film industry.
Her film career began in 2012 when her short documentary HALF EMIRATI premiered at the Dubai Film Festival.
She followed that up in 2013 with a feature documentary about autism, disability, and special needs in the Middle East titled ‘THE BRAIN THAT SINGS,’ which won the People’s Choice Award at the Dubai International Film Festival and went on to change government legislation in the UAE, creating positive social impact for special needs children in education.
Amal was also one of only a handful of filmmakers from the UAE to have ever made a feature-length film.
Amal’s passion lies predominantly in social, character-driven stories that discuss identity and social injustice.
She went on to explore these themes in her films UNDER THE HAT, VANISH IN SMOKE — a science fictional piece that contained themes of sexual abuse and pedophilia — and THE PROTOCOL, another sci-fi film about family feuds, succession, and inheritance; the latter two were made for the 48-hour film challenge and sci-fi London fest. She continues to make feature films as well as television series and documentaries.
Her film career began in 2012 when her short documentary HALF EMIRATI premiered at the Dubai Film Festival.
She followed that up in 2013 with a feature documentary about autism, disability, and special needs in the Middle East titled ‘THE BRAIN THAT SINGS,’ which won the People’s Choice Award at the Dubai International Film Festival and went on to change government legislation in the UAE, creating positive social impact for special needs children in education.
Amal was also one of only a handful of filmmakers from the UAE to have ever made a feature-length film.
Amal’s passion lies predominantly in social, character-driven stories that discuss identity and social injustice.
She went on to explore these themes in her films UNDER THE HAT, VANISH IN SMOKE — a science fictional piece that contained themes of sexual abuse and pedophilia — and THE PROTOCOL, another sci-fi film about family feuds, succession, and inheritance; the latter two were made for the 48-hour film challenge and sci-fi London fest. She continues to make feature films as well as television series and documentaries.
