100% FREEDocumentary & Representation — explore who gets to tell the story
Investigate consent, perspective and the ethics of documentary filmmaking with Mahmoud Kaabour. Use discussions, viewings and practical exercises to examine relationships between filmmakers and their subjects, including the dilemmas of filming your own family.
Representative documentary crew photograph outside the UAE; not Mahmoud Kaabour, the course or its promised equipment.
Dasman, Sharjah · The Flying Saucer, Dasman, Sharjah
When to go
7–8 November 2026, 10:00–12:00 each day. Two-part course.
Registration required. Check the organiser for remaining spaces.
Who can go
Ages 18+ · Free · ages 18+ · registration required
Original event and live linked registration both explicitly state ages 18+.
Check age guidanceWhat’s free & what to know
- Free course and all materials; register with Sharjah Art Foundation, subject to organiser confirmation.
- Ages 18+, delivered in English. This is a two-part course across both advertised dates.
- The free course is separate from paid Sharjah Film Platform screenings; no screening or festival pass is included.
- Register before the first session and await confirmation. An open registration form does not guarantee a seat.
Sources & photo credit
Last successfully checked 27 Oct 2026. Availability can change; check with the organiser before travelling.
27 October substantive recheck: Matching7–8Nov10–12,bothdays,18+,English,FlyingSaucer;liveform,nopayment. Current original terms and corresponding complete form content inspected; exact dates, ages, hours, venue and free access remain supported. Live registration enabled, no payment source and no payment fields; no withdrawal or sold-out notice. Registration availability is not a guaranteed confirmed place.
Sharjah Art Foundation — original free course and registrationCurrent free course registration
Sharjah Film Platform learning programme
Official learning-programme announcement
Photo: Maxfield Barbara, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · Resized and compressed to WebP; original photograph proportions preserved; licensed derivatives retain the source licence.