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Hana Al Omair: The Saudi Film Industry
Babel: Translating the Middle East
English - August 08, 2023 20:15 - 24 minutes - ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsHomepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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This week on Babel, Jon Alterman speaks with Hana Al Omair, an award-winning Saudi writer and director, and chairwoman of the new Saudi Cinema Association. During the conversation, Al Omair analyzes massive shifts underway in the Saudi film industry and emerging trends in Saudi cinema. Then, Jon continues the conversation with Will Todman and Danny Sharp, discussing where the Saudi film industry might go and why Hollywood blockbusters remain so popular in Saudi Arabia and the rest of the region.