Screening of Leila and the Wolves

Schedule

Thu Oct 16 2025 at 06:30 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Maison Française | New York, NY

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Heiny Srour, 1984, 90 min.
In Arabic with English subtitles
Part of the Maison Française CENSURED FILM SERIES - FALL 2025
About this Event

“This film is based on actual events which are part of the collective memory of the Lebanese and Palestinian people.” So begins Leila and the Wolves, Lebanese filmmaker Heiny Srour’s only narrative feature—a bold, lyrical homage to the often-erased legacy of Arab women in the Palestinian liberation struggle. At its center is Leila (Nabila Zeitouni), a Lebanese woman living in London, who uncovers the overlooked contributions of women—fighters, nurturers, strategists—to the broader revolutionary movement.

Srour—whose The Hour of Liberation Has Arrived (1974) was the first film by an Arab woman to compete at Cannes— blends reenactment, archival footage, folklore

Into Leila and the Wolves, a visually and narratively hybrid cinematic essay and feminist counter narrative.  The film faced harsh censorship in the Arab world for decades.

This screening is part of Columbia Maison Française CENSURED FILM SERIES - FALL 2025.

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