Eastern Province - Welcome to Arabia - Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is changing rapidly and it is inviting the world to come and explore. By making tourist visa now widely available, the country is truly opening its doors to the travellers. It’s definitely positive development for the people as the arrival of travellers will bring more change the country for the good. We were asked by @mediamonks to create a series of travel films to showcase the various regions in the country. We were pleasantly surprised by the array of gems are to be discovered throughout this vast country, that till date remained fairly undiscovered. In this film follow @model_tima on a journey showing her homeland to her foreign friend @enzadilecce . Note this is a director’s cut by Caspar Daniël Diederik that is different form the original launched earlier for @visitsaudi.
The places featured in this film:
Dammam - Eastern Province - KSA
Half moon bay
Here we shot the beach scenes. South of Al Khobar, this area boasts high-end resorts and spas perfect for an indulgent day out. For the beautiful beach you need to go to a resort though. The public beaches are not the best but we found that iconic boat here.
Al Ahsa Oasis
The wonderful caves and rock formations we filmed at the oasis of Al Ahsa in eastern Saudi Arabia which became he kingdom’s fifth UNESCO World Heritage site in 2018. In classical Arabic, Ahsa is the sound of water running underground. The name suits the oasis perfectly - Al-Ahsa has been one of the richest areas of groundwater sources in the region and the reason behind its rich greenery. The oasis is one of the largest in the world, and is one of the most verdant places in the country with over 3 million palm trees and plenty of hot and cold springs, all amid a sea of sand.
An absolute highlight are the Al quara Caves in the Al Qarah Mountain. Dramatically shaped caves that sets to have lived ages of long gone civilisations: The caves span about 1.5 km (0.9 miles) through the mountain. Local legends say that the cave has sheltered many figures from history including Abraham (known as Prophet Ibrahim in Arabic), the Chaldeans (of Babylon) and kings of the Dilmun civilisation.
Try some traditional pottery
The Dougha Handmade Pottery Factory located in Al-Ahsa is one of the oldest pottery centers in Saudi Arabia. The factory was started by Dougha Al Garash, a trained potter, over 150 years ago. He passed his skills down to his sons and grandsons who are now running the factory.
Potters will give you a guide around the factory, share its history, and let you try your hand at the potter’s wheel. The factory also has a store where you can buy a number of clay souvenirs - everything from pots, flasks, vases and vessels
Clay Mada Pottery
Dammam Corniche
The Dammam Corniche is undoubtedly the city's top attraction, famous throughout Saudi Arabia, Not bad for a seaside promenade.
Buzzing cafes, manicured gardens, carnival rides and a wonderfully chilled-out atmosphere combined to make the Corniche the perfect spot to spend your down time in Dammam.
Date Market
Saudi Arabia's second major product, dates, also forms a large part of Eastern Province's economy. Every year thousands of tonnes of dates are harvested from the date palms in the giant oases of Al-Ahsa. This is not a touristic attraction but a market where the buyers bid and buy.
KSA centre
The King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture is an outstanding piece of architecture and a bold new initiative to promote cultural development within the Kingdom. Following an invited architectural design competition in 2007, Snøhetta was selected to design this new prestigious cultural facility.The project contains diverse cultural facilities, including an auditorium, cinema, library, exhibition hall, museum and archive.
Old Souk Al Asha
This souk is very old place for traders along ages, recently it has been restored as the old souk. It is nice to see different gods from house hold to farming tools etc
This project commissioned by the Saudi Commission for Tourism
Agency: Media Monks
Production house: Dubai Films
Director: Caspar Daniël Diederik
Producing Production Coordinator: Michael Essey
Lead Producer: Ivan Sebastian
Creative: Miriam Patience
Editor: Hani Fayed
Agency Producer: Jatinder Mahli
DOP/Camera: Ziryab Al Gabri
Camera B: Nate Root
B-roll/Photographer: Steel Stride
Sound unit: Tom Savage
Starring: Enza di Lecce
Starring: Fatima Alattas
Ground team coordinator: Majid
PROJECT COMMISSIONED BY THE SAUDI COMMISSION FOR TOURISM
AGENCY: MEDIA MONKS
PRODUCTION COMPANY: DUBAI FILMS
DIRECTOR: CASPAR DANIËL DIEDERIK
EDITOR: CASPAR DANIËL DIEDERIK
MUSIC COMPOSER: REID WILLIS
SOUND DESIGN: JURGEN HARSKAMP
DOP - 1ST CAMERA: ZIRYAB AL GABRI
2ND CAMERA: NATE ROOT
PHOTOGRAPHY: STEELE STRIDE
SOUNDS UNIT TOM SAVAGE
STARRING: ENZA DI LECCE
STARRING: FATIMA
LEAD PRODUCER: IVAN SEBASTIAN
CREATIVE: MIRIAM PATIENCE
AGENCY PRODUCER: JATINDER MAHLI
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR: MICHAEL ESSEY
GROUND TEAM COORDINATOR: MAJID SAYED

[@JAPFilmmaker7]

what a nice video cinematic...

[@KBProduction1988]

i'm really impresed about this movie. which song is this? its so cinematic. can you send me the title please

[@russellhawkins366]

Looks Lovely.....

[@STORYTRAVELERS]

Thank you 😊

[@ViagensPossiveis]

Always surprising me with your productions! Thanks Caspar ;-)

[@STORYTRAVELERS]

Obrigado Mauricio! Long time no see! Hope you're fine :)

[@JuanTu]

I love the cinematography. I hope we could collaborate soon. Im in KSA too

[@STORYTRAVELERS]

Thanks for your comment, glad you enjoyed it!

[@user-us6ce7me8k]

Awesome!! 🤩🤩

[@STORYTRAVELERS]

Thanks 🤗

[@emtnan3575]

أهلاً وسهلاً بالسعودية💚

[@STORYTRAVELERS]

شكرا لكم

[@avpfilms27]

Great footage 😍👌👏

[@STORYTRAVELERS]

avpfilms thanks a lot

[@morenongrabbit]

Hi, can I borrow your video for my event teaser? Thank you.