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Haifaa Al-Mansour
Category: Visuals
Country: Saudi Arabia
About
Haifaa Al Mansour is the first woman filmmaker in Saudi Arabia. The success of her short films in the Gulf and around the world has inspired a new movement of independent filmmaking in the Kingdom. Al Mansour is well known for penetrating the wall of silence surrounding the sequestered lives of Saudi women and providing a platform for their voices. Her work is dedicated to fostering direct political, social and economic change for Arab women.
Sources
Women Dialogue: Filmmaking and Women Activism in Saudi Arabia