No One Will Give You Change

Haifaa Al-Mansour
No One Will Give You Change
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Inspirational Leadership Quotes - Haifaa al-Mansour: "No one will give you change. You have to work for it. You have to earn it not by screaming, but by working hard, by believing in yourself, by proving yourself."
Haifaa al-Mansour: "No one will give you change. You have to work for it. You have to earn it not by screaming, but by working hard, by believing in yourself, by proving yourself."
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Haifaa Al-Mansour (1974-) is a Saudi Arabian film director.  In 2012, she became the first female Saudi filmmaker with the award-winning Wadjda - the first feature-length film to be shot entirely in Saudi Arabia. Wadjda tells the story of a Saudi girl who wants to ride a bicycle but isn’t allowed. The film was also the first Saudi submission for the Academy Awards, received a BAFTA nomination, and won 3 awards at the Venice Film Festival. 

At the time, Al-Mansour had to direct Wadjda while hiding in a van since women were not allowed to work with men or be seen walking around on the streets."Some of the neighbourhoods are conservative so I had to be in a van and direct the actors through the phone or walkie talkies," - said Al-Mansour (Source).

Following the success of Wadjda, Al-Mansour produced three other features, Mary Shelley, a biopic about the English writer of Frankenstein, a film adaptation of Trisha R. Thomas’ Nappily Ever After, and, most recently, The Perfect Candidate, a story of a Saudi doctor, Maryam, who runs for office in a local election.


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