Majid Al Ansari

Majid Al Ansari (born 1987), is an Emirati filmmaker recognized as one of the leading voices in contemporary Arab genre cinema. He first gained international attention with his debut feature Zinzana: Rattle the Cage, a critically acclaimed thriller noted for its stylish direction and tightly contained storytelling. Al Ansari later directed several episodes of Paranormal (2020), Netflix's Egyptian original series, further cementing his reputation as a boundary-pushing genre storyteller in the region.

In 2025, he released The Vile, a psychological-supernatural horror film that became the first Emirati feature to screen at the Sitges Film Festival. The film premiered at Fantastic Fest, where it won Best Horror Feature, and went on to screen at the BFI London Film Festival. With The Vile, Al Ansari continued to expand the presence of Emirati cinema on the global stage, blending culturally rooted themes with bold, modern horror filmmaking.