TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hillauer,Rebecca
TI  - Encyclopedia of Arab women filmmakers
SN  - 9789774249433
AV  - PN 1998.2 .H553 2005
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Cairo, New York
PB  - American University in Cairo Press
KW  - Women motion picture producers and directors
KW  - Arab countries
KW  - Interviews
KW  - Biography
KW  - Dictionaries
KW  - Productrices et réalisatrices de cinéma
KW  - États arabes
KW  - Entretiens
KW  - Biographies
KW  - Dictionnaires anglais
KW  - fast
KW  - Filmproducenten
KW  - gtt
KW  - Filmregisseurs
KW  - Vrouwen
KW  - Film
KW  - swd
KW  - Filmregisseurin
KW  - Midden-Oosten
KW  - Arabische Staaten
KW  - Verzeichnis
N1  - Includes filmographies; Includes bibliographical references (pages 459-468) and indexes; Egypt -- The Mashreq: Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, Yemen -- The Maghreb: Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia -- Other countries -- Other filmmakers
N2  - "Arab women filmmakers: Who are they? What drives them? What are their experiences in a male-dominated profession? How do they function within the contexts - and constraints - of patriarchal societies? The answers are complex and sometimes surprising, as complex and surprising as the vastly different films these women direct. In this unprecedented book, Rebecca Hillauer assembles a comprehensive and penetrating look into the history of Arab women's filmmaking, as well as the political and social background of the countries - Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Algeria, among others - from which these artists emerged." "In addition to the biographies, filmographies, and discussions of their most important works, lively, in-depth interviews allow us to hear from the filmmakers themselves. Collectively, these women, who hail from a wide range of professional, religious, and social backgrounds, provide a varied and vivid picture of what it means to work in creative and journalistic fields in the modern Arab world. For Hillauer, the subject of a film, its genesis, and the personal story of the artist who created it reveal far more than a particular approach to cinematography. Arab women filmmakers and their main characters (who are often semi-autobiographical) not only afford us a look at seldom-seen facets of Arab societies, they personify an alternative women's 'model, ' one that is far removed from western cliches."--Jacket
ER  -