Haifaa Al Mansour

It was the first feature film shot entirely in saudi arabia and the first feature length film made by a female saudi director.

Haifaa al mansour. The saudi arabian director who in 2012 made history as the first female filmmaker from the kingdom with her award winning feature wadjda premiered her new short film at the venice film festival on sunday evening. Elle est la huitième d une famille de douze enfants cinq garçons sept filles. She is from al zulfi but grew up in al hasa. Haifaa al mansour s latest film the perfect candidate opens with a doctor in her 20s driving to work in any other film you wouldn t register the fact that she s behind the wheel.

The match factory dec. I was like. 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. It won numerous awards at film festivals around the world.

12 8k followers 90 following 108 posts see instagram photos and videos from haifaa al mansour haifaa almansour. Nora al awadh as sara in the perfect candidate the second feature shot in saudi arabia by that country s first female feature director haifaa al mansour. The selection written by kiera cass centers. Ses parents la laissent partir étudier la littérature comparée à l université américaine du caire en égypte où elle décroche une licence d art 1.

One of her favourite actors was jackie chan. Haifaa al mansour est née au sein d une famille libérale. Wajda pronounced is a 2012 saudi arabian drama film written and directed by haifaa al mansour in her feature directorial debut. Haifaa al mansour saudi arabia s first female filmmaker is adapting the popular young adult novel the selection into a netflix film.

When haifaa al mansour s agent first brought her the offer for her latest movie an origins tale about frankenstein author mary shelley the 43 year old director was perplexed. Haifaa al mansour is the eighth out of twelve child of the poet abdul rahman mansour who introduced her to films by video there being no movie theaters in saudi arabia between 1983 and 2018. The wedding singer s daughter is the latest installment in miu miu s.