Yemeniettes

Director: 
Shawn Thompson
Country: 
Duration: 
60Min
Year of production: 
2013
Movies language: 
Subtitles language (s): 
Cinematography: 
Bachar Khattar
Sound: 
Jamshied Sharifi
Editing: 
Shawn Thompson
Production: 
Layalina Productions
Synopsis: 

Three Yemeni teenage girls take part in an entrepreneurship competition. To do so, they have to deal with a country where the education is corrupted, where there are no jobs and which is under the threat of Al-Qaeda. Despite growing up in a conservative society where traditional gender roles are encouraged and perpetuated, Wafaa, Maha and Reem are determined to forge a better future for themselves.

 

 

 

Projections:

Senghor

Monday 7/04 - 3pm

CIVA

Tursday 10/04 - 6.30pm

Bio Director: 

Shawn David Thompson began his career in the 90s as an actor in Aaron Spelling's musical drama The Heights.  He is  known for Shotgun Wedding (2003), which won the Audience Choice Award at the Beverly Hills Film Festival, West from North Goes South (2004) and Flypaper (2005). 

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