Haifaa al-Mansour
- Directing
- August 10, 1974 · Al Zulfi, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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.
Known for
Filmography
- Unidentified · Director, Writer
- City on Fire · Director
- Florida Man · Director
- Mayfair Witches · Director
- Tales of the Walking Dead · Director
- Bosch: Legacy · Director
- Archive 81 · Director
- The Wilds · Director
- The Good Lord Bird · Director
- The Perfect Candidate · Director, Writer
- The L Word: Generation Q · Director
- Nappily Ever After · Director
- The Wedding Singer's Daughter · Director, Writer
- Mary Shelley · Director, Writer
- The Sinner · Director
- Fear the Walking Dead · Director
- Scholarship Students · Director
- Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women · Self
- Wadjda · Director, Screenplay
- Q&A · Self
- Women Without Shadows · Director