Haifaa Al Mansour
Saudi Arabia
Regista, Sceneggiatore
Interchange Participant 2010
Bio
Haifaa Al Mansour is the first female filmmaker in Saudi Arabia. She studied
comparative literature at the American University in Cairo. She recently completed a
Master’s degree in Film Studies from the University of Sydney under the prestigious
Endeavour Scholarship Award.
She began her film directing career with three shorts, Who?, Bereavement of the
Fledgling, and The Only Way Out, followed by her award winning documentary Women
Without Shadows. The success of her films around the world inspired a new movement of
independent filmmaking in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
She is famous for penetrating the wall of silence surrounding the lives of Saudi women
and providing a platform for their unheard voices. Her work is dedicated to fostering
change for Arab women.
Her first feature film, Wajda, is currently in pre-production.
