Hijra is a film defined by its artistic precision and sense of place and it’s because of these standout qualities that it was selected as Saudi Arabia’s submission for Best International Feature Film ...
Saudi filmmaker Shahad Ameen’s road movie “Hijra,” centered on the bond formed between different generations of Saudi women during a journey across the desert, has been selected as Saudi Arabia’s ...
Saudi Arabian director Shahad Ameen, whose feminist fable “Scales” made a splash after launching from Venice in 2019, is back behind the camera on “Hijra,” an ambitious drama centered on the bond ...
When Shahad Ameen set to make her second directorial effort Hijra, the Saudi director said that landscapes and “spiritual locations” would have particular significance in the film. “This film, in its ...
Shahad Ameen’s multi-faceted road movie finds a trip to Mecca intelligently raises more questions than answers for a woman whose granddaughter goes missing. Ameen’s inspired approach can be seen from ...
Saudi Arabia has chosen Shahad Ameen’s female-focused drama Hijra as its entry for the Best International Feature Film category at the 98th Academy Awards, the Saudi Film Commission announced on ...
RIYADH — The Saudi Film Commission (SFC) announced that the feature film 'Hijra' has been officially selected to represent Saudi Arabia at the 98th Oscar Academy Awards in the Best International ...