Emirati Layla Kaylif speaks to the media at the IWC Filmmaker Award at the Dubai International Film Festival. Satish Kumar / The National
Layla Kaylif, 44, who lives between London and Dubai, said she was ‘shocked and honoured’ to receive the award. Satish Kumar / The National
Layla Kaylif was accompanied to the event by the man who she says was the inspiration behind her script – her father, Khalifa Dasmal. Satish Kumar / The National
Layla Kaylif with Khalifa Dasmal. Satish Kumar / The National