Zainab Shaheen Set to Direct Adaptation of E book Sequence ‘Mountain Boy’

CEO of Desert Rose Movies Nancy Paton has joined forces with Meredith Brett of Flying Tiger Leisure to provide a family-friendly adaptation of Michele Ziolkowski’s kids’s ebook trilogy “The Boy Who Knew the Mountains,” to be titled “Mountain Boy.”

The mission is supported by Artistic Metropolis Fujairah and the Abu Dhabi Movie Fee. Emirati filmmaker Zainab Shaheen (“Journey of Hope,” “Dates to Mars”) is ready to direct, with Paton co-authoring the screenplay and Miranda Davidson hooked up as casting director.

The movie will observe the adventures of Suhail, a younger boy who lives alone within the mountains of Fujairah as a result of native villagers’ lack of knowledge of his variations. The story combines Ziolkowski’s personal experiences of elevating a son on the spectrum, and her reminiscences of life in a small mountain village within the United Arab Emirates. The movie will intention to have fun the little-depicted pure majesty of the UAE, showcasing the panorama, tradition and values of the Emirati folks, whereas additionally coping with the ripples of local weather change.

“I’m happy with the whole lot ‘Mountain Boy’ stands for,” mentioned Paton. “It celebrates neurodiversity, showcasing the unbelievable panorama and genuine tradition of the UAE. Suhail’s adventures take him throughout the nation and thru a sequence of uniquely Emirati vistas, from charcoal mountains to the desert, seashores and mangroves of this lovely and numerous nation.”

Brett added: “It’s additionally not potential to have a look at the pure world, and our relationship to it with out going through the truth of local weather change, and this mission goals to try this in a approach that’s accessible and fascinating for audiences of all ages.”

“Mountain Boy” plans to premiere at subsequent 12 months’s UN Local weather Change Convention COP28 hosted within the UAE, additional highlighting the movie’s environmental themes. Manufacturing is ready to start in early 2023, and is predicted to supply native crews with coaching in impartial manufacturing.