Sea Shadow is a 2011 Emirati coming-of-age film written by Mohammed Hassan Ahmed and directed by Nawaf Al-Janahi.

[3] Reuters reported that Sea Shadow deals with the theme of modernization among Arab societies in the Persian Gulf region.

[6] Sea Shadow made its United States premiere on January 12, 2012 at the Palm Springs International Film Festival.

[8] Mark Adams at Screen Daily called Sea Shadow "a gentle and delightfully shot" film.

He said of the main characters, "Scenes between the two friends are the strong point here, but simple dialogue crosses the line from unsophisticated to simplistic, and the pic rarely comes alive.