As we previously reported, Haifaa Al-Mansour’s Wadjda (the first woman from Saudi Arabia to direct a feature) was acquired by Sony Pictures Classics. Wadjda follows a 10 year old girl, who challenges Saudi traditions in order to get what she really wants — a bike. It will be released in 2013.
Trailer Watch: Wadjda — Directed and Written by Haifaa Al-Mansour
In Her Voice Podcast Episodes from This Week- May 12
Please check out the latest podcast episodes of In Her Voice Weekly News Brief on May 10- includes latest Writers Strike info Interview with Laurel Parmet- writer/director of The Starling Girl which...
Weekly Update for May 4: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Playing Near You
Films About Women Opening This Week Angels Wear White — Written and Directed by Vivian Qu (Opens in NY; Opens in LA May 18) In a small seaside town, two schoolgirls are assaulted by a...
Trailer Watch: Fact and Fiction Blur in Andrea Riseborough-Starrer “Nancy”
Parents receive a phone call they’ve been waiting three decades for in a new trailer for Christina Choe’s “Nancy.” After appearing on the news, they hear from a woman claiming to be their...
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