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Oct 3, 2022 · A recent study by Northwestern University found that while women comprise only 4% of independent filmmakers in the West, 26% of independent Arab filmmakers are women. This discrepancy is even more staggering in the Levant.
Dec 10, 2019 · A recent study by Northwestern University, commissioned by the Doha Film Institute in Qatar, found that 26% of independent Arab filmmakers are women, while only 8% of the directors of 2018’s top...
Jan 27, 2023 · An analysis of the film industry through social theories reveals the gender-biased and stereotypical representation of women on screen, and the reasons behind it. Figure 1: Gender Gap in the Film Industry, Woke Editors (2019) Women have been misrepresented for years while white men are overrepresented (Murphy, 2015).
- The Nightingale’s Prayer (1959) Director: Henry Barakat. Henry Barakat’s revenge drama is quite restrained as classic-era Egyptian cinema goes, but still has some of the great roars of melodrama that the era is known and loved for.
- The Hour of Liberation Has Arrived (1974) Director: Heiny Srour. Lebanese director Heiny Srour’s documentary about the Dhofar uprising against the British-backed sultanate of Oman was the first film by an Arab woman to be screened at the Cannes Film Festival and to compete for the Palme d’Or.
- Fertile Memory (1981) Director: Michel Khleifi. This is the earliest work of Michel Khleifi, best known for his radically humane depiction of the Palestinian / Israeli conflict in romantic drama Wedding in Galilee (1987).
- Wanderers of the Desert (1984) Director: Nacer Khemir. The first of Tunisian director Nacer Khemir’s ‘desert trilogy’, which also includes The Dove’s Lost Necklace (1991) and Bab’Aziz: The Prince Who Contemplated His Soul (2005), Wanderers of the Desert is based on a Sufi poem.
Challenging stereotypes. The stereotypes we see in movies, books, and other media unconsciously shape our worldview. But seeing strong women in film resets the prevailing idea of a submissive woman.
22 hours ago · But she is excited for the future, pointing to The Woman King (2022) as a recent film that prominently features strong, capable women of colour, and that utilises their athleticism in remarkable ...
Mar 7, 2019 · To mark International Women’s Day, we have compiled a list of our must-see documentaries on women across the Middle East, their achievements, challenges, and dreams.
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