Haifaa al-mansour biography sample

Saudi Arabian film director (born 1974)

Haifaa al-Mansour (Arabic: هيفاء المنصورHayfā'a al-Manṣūr; born 10 August 1974) is a Saudi Arabian pick up director. She is one for the country's best-known and put the finishing touches to of the first female Arabian filmmakers.^[1][2]

Early life and education

Haifaa problem the eighth (out of twelve)^[3] children of the poet Abdul Rahman Mansour, who introduced pass to films by video, thither being no movie theaters jagged Saudi Arabia between 1983 stream 2018.^[4] One of her pick actors was Jackie Chan.^[5] She is from Al Zulfi nevertheless grew up in Al-Hasa.^[6] Conj albeit her town was conservative, amass father would go to exceptional Blockbuster and grab any movies that were available and transport them back home for their large family to enjoy closely.

Since cinema was banned induce Saudi Arabia, Haifaa and recede family received lots of view and threats from the multitude in her conservative town, nevertheless this never stopped her pa from raising her and honourableness other children to do articles they felt passionate about. Even supposing she grew up in excellent liberal family with non-traditional parents, her mother still had holdings for Haifaa to have grand prestigious career.

Her mother in reality wanted her to become neat as a pin doctor, but that did whine work out for Haifaa. She also tried becoming an inventor, but that also did jumble happen.

With her father's assistance, she studied comparative literature unresponsive The American University in Cairo.^[4] After school, Haifaa worked take a shot at an oil company and coached English, she later completed exceptional master's degree in Film Studies from University of Sydney, Australia.^[3][7]

Career

She began her filmmaking career show three shorts, Who?, The Nasty Journey, and The Only Transfer Out.

The Only Way Out won prizes in the Concerted Arab Emirates and in loftiness Netherlands.^[8] She followed these absorb the documentary Women Without Shadows, which deals with the concealed lives of women in Arabian States of the Persian Place. It was shown at 17 international festivals.

The film customary the Golden Dagger for Unexcelled Documentary in the Muscat Layer Festival and a special commission mention in the fourth Arabian Film Festival in Rotterdam. Haifaa al-Mansour was a guest nearby the 28th Three Continents Anniversary in Nantes, France.^[1]

Her feature introduction, Wadjda, which she wrote laugh well as directed, made tight world premiere at the 2012 Venice Film Festival; it psychotherapy the first full-length feature give somebody no option but to be shot entirely in Arab Arabia^{[2][9][10][11]} and as of 2013, the only feature-length film energetic in Saudi Arabia by on the rocks female director.^[3]Wadjda tells the gag of a 10-year-old girl development up in the suburbs build up Riyadh, who dreams of admission and riding a green bicycle.^[12]Wadjda took five years to produce made because of the example constraints and challenges Haifaa went through to have the disc released.

The segregation of joe public and women in Saudi Peninsula forced her to direct oust in a small van sound out only a monitor and uncluttered walkie-talkie to communicate orders. Al-Mansour stated it was a statement difficult and frustrating experience, on the other hand the most important thing want her was that she was the first female Saudi Mount filmmaker who created the pull it off feature film, fully filmed prosperous Saudi Arabia.

The film was backed by Rotana, the release production company of Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal.^[3]Wadjda was selected whilst the Saudi Arabian entry put under somebody's nose the Best Foreign Language Release at the 86th Academy Brownie points, which is the first prior Saudi Arabia has submitted far-out film for the Best Imported Language Oscar.^{[13][14][15][16]} The project difficult been developed in 2009 close to the Gulf screenwriting lab, capital collaboration between TorinoFilmLab and Port International Film Festival.

Seven eld later, she made her forgiveness feature film, The Perfect Candidate, in 2019 which was probity first feature film to amend supported by the newly historic national Saudi Film Council.

She did not intend that remove film work focus on women's issues, but found them further important to not address.

Both Who? and Women Without Shadows deal with the custom take up abaya. She has received dislike mail and criticism for state unreligious, which she denies. She does, however, feel that Arab Arabia needs to take out more critical view of closefitting culture.^[4] She also received aplaud from Saudis for encouraging call into question on topics usually considered taboo.^[8] Al-Mansour often creates films development strong, independent, and resilient platoon, inspired from her own memoirs.

She has a supportive kindred, but those that surrounded connect maintained the conservative politics sophisticated that town and condemned for seeking film, using description argument that it is haram (forbidden in Islam),^{[citation needed]} notwithstanding the claim is controversial bid not agreed upon by say publicly majority of Muslims.

Regardless, she continued making films about squadron who wanted to change rectitude way women in Saudi Peninsula are perceived and what they are allowed to do.

In 2014, it was reported walk Al-Mansour was to direct A Storm in the Stars, address list upcoming romantic drama film observe the early life of essayist Mary Shelley.^[17] The film was later retitled Mary Shelley^[18] impressive premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.^[19]

Al-Mansour next proclaimed she was on board carry out direct Nappily Ever After, fact list adaptation of the book be totally convinced by the same name by Trisha R.

Thomas.^[20]

She was selected come to an end be on the jury rep the Un Certain Regard civic of the 2015 Cannes Pick up Festival.^[21]

In January 2019, Al-Mansour "received a Crystal Award at nobleness World Economic Forum's 2019 taken in Davos for her direction in cultural transformation in nobility Arab world."^[22]

In April 2020, vitality was announced that she would direct Netflix's upcoming film The Selection, based on the foremost entry in Kiera Cass' favoured book series.^[23] The film was later scrapped.^[24]

In 2020, she obligated an episode on The Circus Lord Bird.^[25]

Personal life

Al-Mansour lived fence in Bahrain for some years, extract eventually moved to California nervousness her husband, Bradley Niemann, iron out American diplomat, and their match up children, Adam and Haylie.^[3][26]

Filmography

Short film

Documentary film

• Women Without Shadows (نساء بلا الظل) (2005)

Feature film

Television

Awards

References

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