| Fadel Al Mheiri | |
| Other Names: | Fadel Al Muhairi |
| Nationality: | Emirati |
| Occupation: | Filmmaker |
| Education: | American University of Sharjah |
Fadel Al Mheiri is an Emirati filmmaker.[1] [2] He graduated from the American University of Sharjah.[3]
Al Mheiri began making films at age 14.[1] He has made six short films since 2001.[1] [4] In 2005, Al Mheiri produced the documentary Under Construction, which was about a construction worker waiting to be paid.[1] [3]
He wrote the drama A Corsair's Tale in 2007. It portrays two battles of Ras al-Khaimah where the British bombed the city of Julphar. The movie takes place in Ras al-Khaimah and India.[3] [5]
Al Mheiri founded his own production company, Tent Pictures Productions, in 2013.[1] [2] His feature film, Abood Kandaishan,[1] [2] was filmed guerrilla-style with a small budget that was raised mostly from the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company.[2] Al Mheiri created Abood Kandaishan to show what life is like in Emirati homes.[4] The film premiered at the Dubai International Film Festival in December 2014.[4] [6]
Al Mheiri wrote the book, Kingdom of Peacocks – Mists of Time, the first of a trilogy, which is about the Portuguese invasion of an imaginary kingdom in the Persian Gulf in the early 1500s as an allegory to today's extremist groups.[1] [2] [4]