WADJDA
- dir. HAIFAA AL-MANSOUR
- cast. REEM ABDULLAH, ABDULLRAHMAN ALGOHANI, WAAD MOHAMMED
- year. 2012
- country. SAUDI ARABIA
- run-time. 97min
- rating. PG + F-RATED
MAMA AGATHA
- dir. FADI HINDASH
- year. 2015
- country. NETHERLANDS
- run-time. 16min
- rating. U
£5.00 (£3.50 conc.)
Doors 6:30PM - Film 7:00PM
The first film directed by a Saudi Arabian woman, Haifaa al-Mansour’s coming-of-age story Wadjda was a big hit with audiences and critics. Shot entirely on location, the film centres on fun-loving Wadjda, a 10 year girl desperate to buy a bike so she can beat boys in her neighbourhood at cycle races. When she is forbidden by her mother - afraid of repercussions in a society where a bike might be seen as compromising a girl’s virtue, our rebellious heroine hatches an enterprising plan to buy the bike herself. A film that charms and surprises, Wadjda – often compared to Bicycle Thieves, The White Balloon and The Apple - offers a spirited view of one girl’s determination to do things her own way.
+ Mama Agatha
Once a week in Amsterdam, a group of migrant women learn how to ride a bicycle. Inspiring them to let go of their fears and get on the road is a Ghanaian woman with a larger-than-life personality - Mama Agatha. A heart-warming documentary short about the freedom of riding a bicycle, this follows Agatha and her students - women from Pakistan, Morocco, Somalia and China - on their cycling journey.
Also showing in this season: Bicycle Thieves + Boy and Bicycle, The Kid With a Bike + Vive Le Tour (short)