The Heart of a Camel Lover is a short film produced by Sharjah Youth that explores the deep cultural and emotional bond between people and camels in the UAE. Set against the desert landscape, the film reflects on heritage, care, and continuity, showing how camels are not simply animals of labour or sport but companions […] ...

Melody is a short film produced by Sharjah Youth that centres on music as a means of expression, confidence, and emotional release. The film follows a young boy discovering his voice, showing how melody becomes a space where feelings, ambition, and identity can surface without restraint. Rather than focusing on performance alone, the story highlights […] ...

This Sharjah Youth film explores care, attachment, and emotional dependence through a simple, symbolic story. It centres on a child whose world is shaped by a single, deeply personal bond, showing how connection can feel like safety and stability. With an illustrated style and minimal dialogue, the film focuses on quiet moments that reveal how […] ...

This Sharjah Youth film reflects on friendship, rivalry, and shared time through the simple act of gaming. Set in a familiar domestic space, it captures how competition, humour, and silence coexist when two people share the same screen. The story uses everyday interaction to explore connection, tension, and the unspoken dynamics that shape close relationships, […] ...

A birthday party preparation is thrown into chaos by an awful event.. Introducing a formalistic approach, this short film delves into the dramatic transformation that can occur within 7 minutes. Through continuous 360-degree tilt, the narrative employs a metaphorical technique juxtaposing the beginning and the ending, creating a disparity of outcomes. Xposure Film Awards Short […] ...

As a child, Iraqi-American SAMIRA “SAMI” RAMSEY learned to be an incurable romantic thanks to her rom-com loving, mystical aunt. Now, on the verge of 40, Sami has finally met ADAM, her person. But never mind love, how big is the wedding? That’s what her mother wants to know. And Sami finds herself sucked into […] ...

Born Free Mandela’s Generation of Hope is a documentary that follows young South Africans born after the end of apartheid, a generation raised on the promise of freedom shaped by Nelson Mandela’s legacy. Through intimate portraits and everyday moments, the film explores how hope, ambition, and frustration coexist as inequality, unemployment, and social division persist. […] ...

Guardians of the Forest is a short documentary that follows photographer Joshua Holko on a journey into the boreal forests of Finland. Through breathtaking scenes, the film explores how respect for the environment leads to stronger visual storytelling. Wolves and bears are presented as guardians of the forest, shaping the balance of this fragile ecosystem. […] ...

A filmmaker lives for 100 days in the desert of his childhood to quietly witness a Bedouin tribe, their camels, and a poetic culture divided between glittering Dubai and desert winds — set against 100 days to the nation’s biggest race, as two generations wonder what it means to remain Bedouin in a vanishing world. […] ...

The story of hunting inspectors who engage in a battle with poachers and save a woman and her daughter at the cost of their lives. Xposure Film Awards: by: Maxim Akbarov ...

The film “Stories from Gaza” monitors aspects of the events that took place in the 2012 Gaza war during the 8-day Israeli occupation. The film, which is of a short documentary type, tells the story of journalist Emad and the stories he lived and documented as an archive during the war, and how he faced […] ...

A testament to young people around the world who are forced to fight every day for their right to dream. In these two boys, I saw the reflection of a universal story — the struggle of a generation trying to shape its future while going against the wind, often alone. Ranjit dreams of building his […] ...

Swim 62″ is a compelling documentary that shines a spotlight on the urgent global issue of climate change and the need for environmental awareness. At the heart of this mission is Mansour Al Dhaheri. His journey begins when he sets out to conquer his own fear of swimming. Mansour attracts the interest of others to […] ...

Afrikaner Blood is a short documentary that follows white South African teenagers at Kommandokorps camps, where they are trained in self defence and taught an extreme right wing Afrikaner nationalist worldview. As the young participants wrestle with identity in post apartheid South Africa, the film reveals how ideas of separation, fear, and belonging are passed […] ...

Items magically appear in the black box to help its owner to make dreams come true. When hero loses this box, he realises that he can fulfil his dreams on his own Xposure Film Awards: by: Nikolai Beliakov ...

Holy Death is a modern adaptation of Dante’s Divine Comedy. When Death appears before a man, he offers him one final chance: answer three profound questions about life, and return to the world of the living. To earn his redemption, the man must journey through the afterlife—facing the Devil in Hell, Death in Purgatory, and […] ...

Children who lose their mothers at birth carry an emptiness in their hearts that can never be filled, but they come into life as symbols of hope surrounded by the love of those who care for them. Xposure Film Awards: by: Sultan Bin Dafoon ...

Ghosts of the Arctic is a documentary that follows photographer and filmmaker Joshua Holko as he journeys deep into the Arctic to observe one of the world’s most elusive predators. Filmed in extreme conditions, the work focuses on patience, respect for wildlife, and the fragile balance between survival and environment. Rather than spectacle, the film […] ...

The Desert Found Me is a short documentary that follows Virginie Ellis as she works across the Emirati desert in what she describes as a meditative journey. Moving through the dunes of Liwa, the film reveals the desert as a living world rather than an empty expanse, shaped by light, silence, and constant change. Through […] ...

The Miracle Of Life is a documentary that observes birth as both a biological event and a deeply human experience. Through intimate access to mothers, families, and medical staff, the film captures moments of anticipation, fear, pain, and joy surrounding childbirth. Rather than offering clinical explanation, it focuses on emotion, vulnerability, and the quiet strength […] ...

The history of the Earth from the time of the dinosaurs to the end of the 21st century, including various empires, civilisations, and wars Xposure Film Awards by Majid Farzolahi   ...

“Do you like donkeys?’ asks Abu Ahmed, referee of one of the strangest cultural phenomena in the world, donkey racing. This documentary explores the life of a small community in Bahrain, through the eyes of a father and his son, and their journey within this fascinating local custom. Xposure Film Awards: by: Mohammed Jassim ...

Shot in the Greater Côa Valley, this documentary film takes us to one of the most vibrant, wild and inspiring regions of our country, Portugal, exploring the life forms that inhabit these parts and the results of five years of this rewilding movement   Xposure Film Awards .Documentary Feature by Fernando Teixeira ...

Muga, When She Stops Flowing, So Do We” is a 25-minute documentary exploring a groundbreaking social and ecological regeneration initiative in Catalonia, Spain’s Pyrenees. Narrated by the River Muga, the film underscores the critical role of forest management in combating drought, bushfires, and water shortages, which impact the Darnius-Boadella dam and Northern Costa Brava. The […] ...