Haifaa al-Mansour



Haifaa al-Mansour (born 10 August 1974) is the first female Saudi Arabian director and filmmaker

Quotes

 * I try to be respectful of the culture. I try to tell a story and maintain my voice as empowering women, but I tell it softly. I'm not a person who is like a radical or something like that and I don't try to clash with the culture. I try to tell an intimate story and bring people and hopefully change their perspective on film and they see film puts a human face on the culture rather than like expose it.
 * Wadjda: Haifaa al Mansour on becoming Saudi Arabia's first female feature film director, The Guardian - 16 Jul 2013, at 0 Min 29 Sec


 * Coming from that small town and watching films made me like travel in my space and appreciate being part of a bigger world and exercise emotions that you don't get to exercise when you are coming from a small town.
 * Cinema Cafe at 2020 Sundance Film Festival, Sundance Institute - 31 Jan 2020, at 17 Min 50 Sec