FASHION FILM- MIU MIU PRESENTS - WOMEN'S TALE #16 "THE WEDDING SINGER'S DAUGHTER" BY HAIFAA AL-MANSOUR
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Director Haifaa Al-Mansour, considered as the first female Saudi filmmaker collaborate with fashion luxury brand MIU MIU to create the 16th episode of MIU MIU's WOMEN'S TALE series.
"The Wedding Singer's Daugther" It’s nighttime in 1980s Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Glittery and glamorous heels climb out of cars. Women shrouded in traditional black abayas make their way into a wedding hall. There, they reveal what’s underneath: dazzling dresses and wild hair. Their true selves set free, unseen by male gaze. There are strict segregation rules in Saudi weddings. All eyes and ears are on the wedding singer; until the electricity cuts out suddenly. “This is the worst wedding singer ever,” guests mutter, condescendingly. Will the young daughter manage to save her mother’s dignity? Haifaa Al-Mansour is based in Los Angeles. Her debut feature, Wadjda (2013) -about a rebellious girl who wants to break societal laws and ride her bicycle- was a breakout hit, and the first ever foreign-language Oscar entry from Saudi Arabia. As the country undergoes unprecedented cultural reform, which has recently seen women be given the right to drive and the first cinemas open to the public,
Al-Mansour’s next film, The Perfect Candidate, will be the first feature to be supported by the new national Saudi Film Council. The comedy- drama follows a young female physician who dreams of participating in male-dominated, municipal elections.
"The Wedding Singer's Daugther" It’s nighttime in 1980s Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Glittery and glamorous heels climb out of cars. Women shrouded in traditional black abayas make their way into a wedding hall. There, they reveal what’s underneath: dazzling dresses and wild hair. Their true selves set free, unseen by male gaze. There are strict segregation rules in Saudi weddings. All eyes and ears are on the wedding singer; until the electricity cuts out suddenly. “This is the worst wedding singer ever,” guests mutter, condescendingly. Will the young daughter manage to save her mother’s dignity? Haifaa Al-Mansour is based in Los Angeles. Her debut feature, Wadjda (2013) -about a rebellious girl who wants to break societal laws and ride her bicycle- was a breakout hit, and the first ever foreign-language Oscar entry from Saudi Arabia. As the country undergoes unprecedented cultural reform, which has recently seen women be given the right to drive and the first cinemas open to the public,
Al-Mansour’s next film, The Perfect Candidate, will be the first feature to be supported by the new national Saudi Film Council. The comedy- drama follows a young female physician who dreams of participating in male-dominated, municipal elections.
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