Middle East / North Africa Film Series - Session One: Wadjda
Monday, February 26, 2024 6 PM
About this Event
Brookings Hall, St. Louis, MO 63105, USA
https://jimes.wustl.edu/events/middle-east-north-africa-film-series-session-one-wadjda?d=2024-02-26Join us for the first session of the Spring 2024 Middle East / North Africa (MENA) Film Series.
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."
The viewing will be facilitated by Younasse Tarbouni of the Jewish, Islamic, and Middle Eastern Studies department.