Haifaa al-Mansur was interviewed by the Saudi news channel El-Ekhbaria. It was the first time I see the Saudi director talks. She does not seem to know how to express her ideas by words, but I think it is good that she gets the attention she deserves. Al-Mansur has filmed most of her documentary in Hassa, my hometown, where she was raised. The interviewer was emphasizing on the controversy the documentary has made. Al-Mansur said this documentary, which is her first long feature, is a simple work. “I was only delivering the views of women in this country. When I made this film, I did not have a certain ideology in my mind.” Al-Mansur who said she “love[s] cinema,” is not sure if she was going to make another documentary, because she prefers making drama.
I think it is such a good thing that this documentary is provoking controversy. This country needs controversy to teach people how to respect others’ point of view. I was glad to see al-Mansur, who says she is a moody person and can work only when inspiration hits her, was answering all the questions, no matter how tough they were, with a pretty smile on her face. I feel really proud.
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she’s also got some unwelcome publicity it seems…
Oh my gosh, that was all too funny! The guy on Mahmood’s blog was either drunk or just plain stupid. Sorry, I can not think of any other reason to justify what he’d written.
As for Haifa, A7med, as soon as you get your hands on ANY of her movies. Tell me! I want one!
You can seem them on her website.
asg the connection sucks there i tried to show the link to my sisters they barely can use it lol.
Ahmed i think what u wrote about not being able to express through words etc, its pretty much like an artist can explain things through her creations and pictures but cant express same thing in words, anyways thats probably the same way that haifaa works.
The clip meen is so good walla but it reminds me those egytpian horrer films lol like you can so tell its a guy in the abaya look how big his feet are lol
Thanks for the birthday wish ahmed :)