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Red Sea Film Foundation Chief Jomana Al-Rashid on Fueling Saudi Arabia’s Cinematic Ambitions
Red Sea Film Foundation chief Jomana Al-Rashid discusses fueling Saudi Arabia's cinematic ambitions.
These include Tunisian director Mehdi M. Barsaoui’s drama “Aïcha,” about a woman who flees from her small-town life after miraculously surviving a bus accident, and Egypt’s “Seeking Haven for Mr. Rambo,” a first feature by Khaled Mansour about a young man forced to confront his fears. But ultimately I think there is a more important message that needs to be highlighted and there is a role for cinema in social transformation and in depicting a certain reality that is taking place. Can you give an update on festival and foundation’s new headquarters in Jeddah’s historic old town of Al Balad, which served as the backdrop for the fest’s inaugural edition?
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