UAE native director Nawaf Al-Janahi held the premier to his latest film, SEA SHADOW (2011) at Abu Dhabi Film Festival on Wednesday, 19 October 2011 in the Abu Dhabi Theater.

SEA SHADOW is a heart-felt coming-of-age story about 16 year old Mansoor who lives in a small village on the Emirati coast. Mansoor struggles between his bursting feelings of first love in a notably reserved culture and tradition where expressing one's feelings is not always easy. Instead of words, he turns to gift-giving to court the apple of his eye. But while first love brings new life, it also brings death and disappointment and Mansoor must come to terms with this rude awakening.  

written by Vanessa McMahon

To find out more about the film, check out Nawaf Al Janahi's official website here: www.nawafaljanahi.com/films.html

STAY TUNED FOR FILM REVIEW LATER THIS WEEK!

** Read an interview I held with Nawaf last year on his film THE CIRCLE (2009), a film that turned me into an enthusiastic fan of Nawaf's talent from the start. A must read and a must see. :-)

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