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Haifaa al-Mansour
Al Zulfi, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Haifaa al-Mansour is the first female filmmaker in Saudi Arabia and is regarded as one of the most significant cinematic figures in the Kingdom. She finished her bachelor's degree…
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Haifaa al-Mansour is the first female filmmaker in Saudi Arabia and is regarded as one of the most significant cinematic figures in the Kingdom. She finished her bachelor's degree in Literature at the American University in Cairo and completed a Master's degree in Directing and Film Studies from the University of Sydney. The success of her three short films, as well as the international acclaim of her award-winning 2005 documentary Women Without Shadows, influenced a whole new wave of Saudi filmmakers and made the issue of opening cinemas in the Kingdom a front-page discussion. Within the Kingdom her work is both praised and vilified for encouraging discussion on topics generally considered too taboo, like tolerance, the dangers of orthodoxy, and the need for Saudis to take a critical look at their traditional and restrictive culture.
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2026
Unidentified
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2023
City on Fire
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2023
Florida Man
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2023
Mayfair Witches
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2022
Tales of the Walking Dead
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2022
Bosch: Legacy
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2022
Archive 81
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2020
The Wilds
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2020
The Good Lord Bird
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2020
The Perfect Candidate
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2019
The L Word: Generation Q
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2018
Nappily Ever After
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2018
The Wedding Singer's Daughter
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2017
Mary Shelley
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2017
The Sinner
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2015
Fear the Walking Dead
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2015
Scholarship Students
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2014
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
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2012
Wadjda
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2008
Q&A
TV show Self - Panellist
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2005
Women Without Shadows
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