“A testament to change as well as portraying that change in progress.”
—Sight & Sound
“Soaked through with great power, conviction and an underlying hope for a better world”
—The Guardian
We will be joined by Nahid Siamdoust, Assistant Professor (Middle East & Media Studies), in Middle Eastern Studies at the Univ. of Texas at Austin.
From pioneering woman Saudi filmmaker Haifaa Al Mansour (WADJDA) comes this dramedy about a female doctor who runs for local office, with the expected accompanying angst from her family and community.