Leila and the Wolves

$375.00

License

University & College DVD (with PPR*) Digital Site License DVD + DSL (w/ PPR)

Directed by: Heiny Srour
Released: 2025 (educational)
Year of Production: 1984

Running Time: 90 min

Language: Arabic

Subtitle Options: English Closed Captions

Subjects: Middle Eastern Studies, Women Studies

Drawing on the Arab heritage of the ‘Arabian Nights’, Leila and the Wolves combines fictional drama, archival footage, fantasy sequences, mosaic pattern, to refute the colonial and male dominated version of history.

Leila travels across time and space to explore the collective memory of Arab women in Palestine and Lebanon and their hidden role in historical events.

Official Selection at the 2021 La Biennale di Venezia

“Feminist masterwork.”
–The Guardian

About the filmmakers

Heiny Srour is a Lebanese film director. She is best known for being the first female Arab filmmaker to have a film chosen for the Cannes Film Festival. Srour advocated for women's rights through her films, her writing, and by funding other filmmakers.

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