UAE World Expos

For nearly a decade I worked in a sustained relationship with the Abu Dhabi National Media Council, producing all film and media content for the UAE's pavilions at three World Expos.

Yeosu 2012 — The Turtle

The theme of the Yeosu Expo was The Living Ocean and Coast. A young Emirati boy. A turtle that had swallowed a plastic bag. A film about what one person can do. The Turtle went on to win a gold at Cannes Lions.

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Cannes Lions Gold — Yeosu World Expo

Milan 2015 — Family Tree

The theme of the Milan Expo was Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life. The UAE's answer was Food for Thought — how a nation in the middle of a desert had solved the problem of feeding its people. Family Tree told that story through the eyes of a young girl who travelled from the future to save a date tree.

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