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The Poetess (2017)

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Film details

Directors

Stefanie Brockhaus Andy Wolff
Countries

United Arab Emirates Germany USA
Year

2017
Genre

Documentary
Type

Film
Category

Non Fiction

Synopsis

Documentary. In 2010, Saudi Arabian writer and activist Hissa Hilal starred in ‘Million’s Poet’, a televised live poetry competition that seeks to find the most talented poet in Arabic poetry. Hilal became the first woman to reach the show’s final, performing poetry that provided a critique of religious extremism and Saudi Arabia’s patriarchal society.

Cast & Credits

Credits
- Direction:
  - Directed by
    
    Stefanie Brockhaus
  - Directed by
    
    Andy Wolff
  Rights:
  - ©
    
    Brockhaus/Wolff
  - ©
    
    ZDF
  - ©
    
    HFF
  Production:
  - Production Company
    
    Brockhaus/Wolff Films
  - Production Company
    
    ZDF
  - Production Company
    
    Kleine Fernsehspiel, Das
  - Production Company
    
    ARTE
  - Production Company
    
    University for Television and Film Munich
  - Funded by
    
    FFF Film- und Fernsehfonds Bayern
  - Funded by
    
    SANAD Abu Dhabi Film Fund
  - With the support of
    
    Abu Dhabi Cultural Programs & Heritage Festival Committee
  - With the support of
    
    Pyramedia Productions and Consultancy
  - With the support of
    
    Women Make Movies
  - Executive Producer Pyramedia
    
    Nashwa Al-Ruwaini
  - Produced by
    
    Andy Wolff
  - Producer Pyramedia
    
    Mona Al-Ruwaini
  - Commissioning Editor ZDF/Das Kleine Fernsehspiel
    
    Claudia Tronnier
  - Commissioning Editor ZDF/Das Kleine Fernsehspiel
    
    Lucas Schmidt
  - Commissioning Editor ZDF/ARTE
    
    Kathrin Brinkmann
  - Line Producer Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München
    
    Ferdinand Freising
  - Associate Producer
    
    Amr Alkahtani
  - Location Manager Saudi Arabia
    
    Akram Douglas
  Photography:
  - Cinematography by
    
    Tobias Tempel
  - Cinematography by
    
    Stefanie Brockhaus
  - 2nd Unit Cinematography
    
    Razan Al-Zayani
  Special Effects:
  - Visual Effects
    
    Martin Eichhorn
  Editing:
  - Film Editor
    
    Hansjörg Weissbrich
  - Film Editor
    
    Anja Pohl
  Music:
  - Music by
    
    Sebastian Zenke
  Sound:
  - Sound Design
    
    Christoph von Schönburg
  - Re-recording Mixer
    
    Michael Hinreiner

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