There are places in this world where life hides.
BEYOND the DUNES
Release line per NJI direction (Oct 1). Distribution memo: no executed Amazon agreement yet. Toggle CONFIG.RELEASE.show.
Background: 17-second silent loop cut from the IMO-cleared trailer. Type: Domaine Display (headings) and ABC Whyte (body), self-hosted from the licensed files. Confirm the web licence covers this domain before launch.
A desert that hides a sea of life.
In Qatar, you just have to know where to look.
Over one year, Beyond the Dunes follows the creatures of Qatar's desert, coast, and Gulf: more than 300 whale sharks at the surface, flamingos dancing through the night, a sand cat facing down a cobra, and a herd of 300+ dugongs in clear water.
Premiering March 2027. Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
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Synopsis: 3.24.25 narration review script (DRAFT); dugong count 300+ per NJI. Credits removed pending agreement on who is listed; a separate credits page is planned. Image: Marketing Proposal v6b, slide 3.
A year in hides and at sea.
Filmed by Emmy-winning Red Rock Films, the team behind Secrets of the Whales. Written and produced by Brian Armstrong.
Behind-the-scenes reel from the Marketing Proposal Keynote (Feb 2024). Poster: diver in seagrass camouflage hide (supplied by NJI). Its title cards still show the working title and "Coming soon". Needs a re-titled cut and IMO clearance before launch.
100+hours waiting in hides
300+hours at sea
12months of filming, August to June
One year. Every season.
The film follows Qatar's calendar, from the heat of August to the dugong herds of June.
Stills: frames from the theatrical trailer (IMO cleared). Drag, swipe, or use the arrow buttons.
Where they live.
Animal bios fact-checked Oct 2026 against IUCN, the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, Qatar University and published studies; confirm with Red Rock and the ministry's Wildlife Development Department. Arabic for the new bios needs a translator's review. Confirm which fox species appears in the film. Outline: Natural Earth 1:10m. Pins are approximate and need Red Rock confirmation. Cormorant colony deliberately vague. Whale sharks: Al Shaheen area, about 85 km offshore.
Look closer. Most of them only come out at night.
Move the thermal lens across the dunes and the shore. When it finds body heat, name the animal to meet it.
Can you guess which animal this is?
Panorama made from one aerial shot in the film, where a dune ridge meets the sea, extended at both edges with generative fill and graded to moonlight. The moon is from the film. The animals appear only in the thermal view, as heat signatures traced from film footage. Replace with true thermal footage from Red Rock when cleared.
Seen for the first time.
A whale shark ultrasound
Scientists scanned shark after shark until one showed pups inside, at different stages of growth.
300+ dugongs, together underwater
The first underwater footage of this herd, and of a calf nursing from its mother.
The mudflat circles
For generations no one knew what carved the rings. A thermal camera caught flamingos dancing at night.
A standoff in the dark
Thermal cameras follow a sand cat and an Arabian fox over the same snake. The cat holds her ground.
All "first" claims from the 3.24.25 script; confirm with Red Rock and the research teams before launch.
The story keeps going after the credits.
Conservation
A helping hand for the hawksbill
Every spring, Qatar collects more than 700 hawksbill turtle eggs and reburies them in safer sand until they hatch.
Science
Field notes
The research behind each world first.
Culture
The oryx comes back
Qatar's national symbol, back from the brink.
Travel
See it in season
Where and when to see Qatar's wildlife.
Dialog copy drafted only from facts already on this page (3.24.25 script, map notes). Confirm with Red Rock and the IMO. Visit Qatar and Qatar Airways placements pending approval.
Press
Press kit
Everything you need to cover the film, cleared for editorial use.
Prototype: download links are placeholders. Swap in the hosted files when the kit is final.
Media enquiries
press@beyondthedunes-film.example