Shahad Ameen on Her Ambitious Road Movie ‘Hijra’: ‘I Wanted to Present Saudi Arabia in a Very Different Way’

Saudi filmmaker Shahad Ameen’s road movie “Hijra,” about the bond formed between different generations of Saudi women during a journey across the desert, delves deep into the country’s multi-cultural DNA, intending to show the country’s little known aspect “as a melting pot,” says the director. “Hijra,” which is Saudi’s Academy Award submission and is in […]