Nahla Al Fahad started Beyond Studios in 2010, and has since produced videos for music artists in the Middle East, television ­commercials, plus corporate and promotional videos.

Nahla Al Fahad, who has been quietly compiling a portfolio of work over the past 10 years, says her aim has always been to make films that are both original and offbeat.

Anasy Media, a UAE production company, has completed post-production on its first international feature documentary ‘The Tainted Veil’, co-directed by US director Ovidio Salazar, Emirati director Nahla Alfahad and Syrian Director Mazen AlKhayrat.

There are certainly simpler topics for an upcoming filmmaker to tackle with their first feature length project. Emirati director Nahla Al Fahad has released the trailer for her upcoming documentary The Tainted Veil - a hard-hitting look at conflicting views