In this episode, Claire and Elizabeth review the pod's first foreign film with Haifaa Al-Mansour's endearing and historic Wadjda (2012). The co-hosts talk about the movie's universal themes, the challenges of filming the first ever feature-length movie in Saudi Arabia and the country's evolving film industry.
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Episode sources:
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/influences-movies-inspired-wadjda-director-665035/
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/haifaa-almansour-interview-saudi-arabia-s-first-female-film-director-talks-about-new-release-wadjda-8717438.html
https://www.cc.com/video/ha235s/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-haifaa-al-mansour
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/27/world/middleeast/saudi-arabia-films-movies.html
https://deadline.com/2021/12/saudi-arabia-film-commission-strategy-establish-country-global-production-hub-cinema-sector-1202147020/
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2021-12-07/west-side-story-ban-middle-east-saudi-arabia
https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2018/04/21/604269002/as-saudi-arabias-cinema-ban-ends-filmmakers-eye-new-opportunities
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