Directed by Haifaa al-Mansour, Saudi Arabia’s first feature-length woman filmmaker, Women without Shadows addresses the issues Saudi women face by showing the conflicts of cultural tradition and religious thought with the influence of modernity. The film is a personal journey to discover what has happened to the woman's role in the Saudi society. (2005, 45 min, Arabic with English subtitles)

Haifaa al-Mansour will be in IU Cinema on November 14-15.​​​​​​​

Sponsored by the IU Cinema and hosted by the IU Libraries Moving Image Archive/Screening Room.

*This event is free, but ticketed, and open to the public.


*The Screening Room temperature tends to run cool, so please remember to bring a jacket or sweater. 

*No food or drink is permitted in the Screening Room.