Middle East - North Africa Film Series

The Spring 2022 MENA film series features "Wadjda" (February 21) and "Tenja" (April 4).

Wadjda (2012 / 98 min.) - Directed by Haifaa Al-Mansour

An enterprising Saudi girl signs on for her school's Koran recitation competition as a way to raise the remaining funds she needs in order to buy the green bicycle that has captured her interest.
Wadjda was the first feature film shot entirely in Saudi Arabia and the first feature-length film made by a female Saudi director. It won numerous awards at film festivals around the world. The film was selected as the Saudi Arabian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards (the first time the country made a submission for the Oscars), but it was not nominated. It successfully earned a nomination for Best Foreign Film at the 2014 BAFTA Awards.

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Please be sure to view the other film in this series.