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Haifaa Al-Mansour

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  • Producer
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Haifaa Al-Mansour in Wadjda (2012)
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Haifaa Al Mansour is the first female filmmaker in Saudi Arabia and is regarded as one of the most significant cinematic figures in the Kingdom. She finished her bachelor's degree in Literature at the American University in Cairo and completed a Master's degree in Directing and Film Studies from the University of Sydney. The success of her three short films, as well as the international acclaim of her award-winning 2005 documentary Women Without Shadows, influenced a whole new wave of Saudi filmmakers and made the issue of opening cinemas in the Kingdom a front-page discussion. Within the Kingdom her work is both praised and vilified for encouraging discussion on topics generally considered too taboo, like tolerance, the dangers of orthodoxy, and the need for Saudis to take a critical look at their traditional and restrictive culture.
Born1974
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Born1974
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  • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
    • 23 wins & 25 nominations total

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Haifaa Al-Mansour in The Perfect Candidate (2019)
Haifaa Al-Mansour, Waad Mohammed, and Abdullrahman Al Gohani in Wadjda (2012)
Haifaa Al-Mansour in Wadjda (2012)
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Gael García Bernal and Haifaa Al-Mansour
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Known for

Wadjda (2012)
Wadjda
7.5
  • Director(as Haifaa Al Mansour)
  • 2012
The Perfect Candidate (2019)
The Perfect Candidate
6.7
  • Director
  • 2019
Elle Fanning in Mary Shelley (2017)
Mary Shelley
6.4
  • Director
  • 2017
Women Without Shadows
6.0
  • Director
  • 2005

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Director

  • The Selection
    • Director
    • Pre-production
  • City on Fire (2023)
    City on Fire
    • Director (as Haifaa Al Mansour)
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Florida Man (2023)
    Florida Man
    • Director
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2023
  • Alexandra Daddario in Mayfair Witches (2023)
    Mayfair Witches
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Parker Posey, Anthony Edwards, Terry Crews, Samantha Morton, Jessie T. Usher, and Daniella Pineda in Tales of the Walking Dead (2022)
    Tales of the Walking Dead
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Dina Shihabi and Mamoudou Athie in Archive 81 (2022)
    Archive 81
    • Director (as Haifaa Al Mansour)
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Bill Pullman and Alice Kremelberg in The Sinner (2017)
    The Sinner
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • The L Word: Generation Q (2019)
    The L Word: Generation Q
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Rachel Griffiths, Mia Healey, Charles Alexander, Tanner Ray Rook, Miles Gutierrez-Riley, Sophia Ali, Reign Edwards, Aidan Laprete, Nicholas Coombe, Reed Shannon, Jenna Clause, Sarah Pidgeon, Erana James, Shannon Berry, Alex Fitzalan, and Zack Calderon in The Wilds (2020)
    The Wilds
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Ethan Hawke and Hubert Point-Du Jour in The Good Lord Bird (2020)
    The Good Lord Bird
    • Director
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2020
  • Arlen Aguayo Stewart, BJ Harrison, Linda Ko, Catherine Lough Haggquist, Diana Pavlovská, Lyne Renée, Demetria McKinney, Sarah Yarkin, Tony Giroux, Amalia Holm, Taylor Hickson, Jessica Sutton, Mellany Barros, Kylee Brown, Ess Hödlmoser, and Ashley Nicole Williams in Motherland: Fort Salem (2020)
    Motherland: Fort Salem
    • Director (as Haifaa Al Mansour, directed by)
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • The Perfect Candidate (2019)
    The Perfect Candidate
    • Director
    • 2019
  • Kathryn Newton in The Society (2019)
    The Society
    • Director (directed by)
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Sanaa Lathan in Nappily Ever After (2018)
    Nappily Ever After
    • Director
    • 2018
  • The Wedding Singer's Daughter (2018)
    The Wedding Singer's Daughter
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2018
  • Elle Fanning in Mary Shelley (2017)
    Mary Shelley
    • Director
    • 2017

Writer

  • The Perfect Candidate (2019)
    The Perfect Candidate
    • Writer
    • 2019
  • The Wedding Singer's Daughter (2018)
    The Wedding Singer's Daughter
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2018
  • Elle Fanning in Mary Shelley (2017)
    Mary Shelley
    • additional writing by
    • 2017
  • Wadjda (2012)
    Wadjda
    • written by (as Haifaa Al Mansour)
    • 2012
  • The Bitter Departure
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2000
  • Who?
    • Writer
    • Video
    • 1997

Producer

  • The Perfect Candidate (2019)
    The Perfect Candidate
    • producer
    • 2019
  • What's Up? (2006)
    What's Up?
    • associate producer (as Haifa Al-Mansur)
    • 2006
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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    • Haifa Al-Mansur
  • Born
    • 1974
    • Saudi Arabia
  • Spouse
    • Brad NiemannMay 24, 2007 - present (2 children)
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