Haifaa al-Mansour
Profile info
Known forDirecting
GenderFemale
Birthday10 August 1974 (52 years old)
Place of birthAl Zulfi, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Known credits21
Biography
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 King…
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Women Without Shadows
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