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Haifaa al-Mansour

Haifaa al-Mansour

Known For Directing
Birthday Aug 10, 1974 (51)
Birthplace Al Ahsa, Saudi Arabia
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Aug 07, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 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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Mary Shelley

Mary Shelley

2017

Writer

Nappily Ever After

Nappily Ever After

2018

Director

Mary Shelley

Mary Shelley

2017

Director

Women Without Shadows

Women Without Shadows

2005

Director

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Organization Category Movie
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Q&A

as Self - Panellist

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 22, 2008

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