FILM: Wadjda
Schedule
Thu Mar 16 2023 at 04:00 pm
Location
40 Duke Street,Brighton,BN1 1AG,GB | Brighton, EN
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Join us to take part in an entertaining and impactful afternoon film event in a relaxed and unique setting.Wadjda / 2012 / 1hr&38mins / Subtitled / Rated PG
As part of Womens History Month in March 2023 we will be watching Wadjda, a joyful coming-of-age film which follows a spirited and defiant young Saudi girl. Significantly, first ever Saudi female director Haifaa al-Mansour created Wadjda during the time that Saudi women were first given the right to vote in 2011.
The story follows 10-year-old Wadjda, a tenacious, entrepreneurial and rebellious girl who is determined to buy a green bicycle in order to beat her friend, Abdullah, in a race. Wadjda's mother refuses, fearing repercussions from the Saudi society, not weighed down by its social commentary, Wadja is a comedic and hopeful film.
“You'd need a heart of stone not to be won over by Wadjda, a rebel yell with a spoonful of sugar and a pungent sense of a Riyadh society split between the home, the madrasa and the shopping mall.” Xan Brooks, The Guardian
Ahead of the feature we will be screening Good Girls Don't - a Women Over Fifty Film Festival short. Women Over 50 Film Festival (WOFFF) champions and showcases the work of older women on screen and behind the camera with an annual short film festival and year-round events and film screenings.
Good Girls Don't | Ana de Lara | Canada | Drama | 15min | 12a
A Filipina-Canadian girl defies her mother’s warning that she will turn into a boy if she plays basketball.
Doors & refreshments open at 4pm for a 4:15pm start. Affordable refreshments and popcorn stand on site.
For Fabrica’s full programme of events please visit www.fabrica.org.uk/events
Womens History Month
Women's History Month raises awareness and empowers women by discovering, documenting and celebrating women's lives and achievements, and in so doing, challenge sexism and prejudice.
FORMATIVE FILM
Formative Film is a series of entertaining, unforgettable and impactful film experiences in a relaxed and unique setting at Fabrica until March 2023. These events are welcoming to all audiences and families, and give us a chance to explore notable holidays and historical landmarks through film. Screenings are enhanced with special creative features including workshops and tours.
FORMATIVE FILM is a National Lottery and BFI Film Audience Network funded project.
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Where is it happening?
40 Duke Street,Brighton,BN1 1AG,GB, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
Tickets
GBP 0 to GBP 7.48
