Recommended for: AS/A2 and equivalent level Film & Media Studies
Capacity: 158 places
This event will use the film, Wadjda to help consolidate students’ understanding of aspects of the key concepts of narrative, film language and representation. Wadjda is an accessible film with a simple story but an unusual social context in which all aspects of social life are heavily gendered. It also draws to a certain extent on the classic film Bicycle Thieves (Italy 1948) – an inspiration for many filmmakers. Students will be encouraged to discuss specific key concept questions based on the film after the screening.
Led by Roy Stafford, Freelance Film Lecturer
Screening: Wadjda (PG)
Dir Haifaa Al Mansour / Saudi Arabia and Germany 2012 /98 mins / In Arabic with English Subtitles / Reem Abdullah, Waad Mohammed, Abdullrahman Al Gohani
Wadjda is a young teenage girl in a country where women and girls are prevented by strict behavourial codes from participating in many activities. She wants to ride a bicycle and compete with her friend Abdullah. Her family situation makes it unlikely that she will get the money to buy the bicycle she desires – so she comes up with a novel solution to her problem.