Interview with Filmmaker Hany Abu-Assad
AFMI's Director of Film Programming, Yasmina Tawil, sits down with award-winning Palestinian filmmaker Hany Abu-Assad to discuss his new film HUDA'S SALON.
In HUDA'S SALON Reem, a young mother married to a jealous man, goes to Huda's salon in Bethlehem. But this ordinary visit turns sour when Huda, after having put Reem in a shameful situation, blackmails her to have her work for the secret service of the occupiers, and thus betray her people.
Born in Nazareth 1961, Hany Abu-Assad turned to filmmaking after working for several years as an airplane engineer in The Netherlands. Since then, Abu-Assad has directed several award-winning films which include Nazareth 2000, Rana’s Wedding, Ford Transit, Paradise Now, Omar, The Idol, and The Mountain Between Us. He has been nominated twice for an Academy Award, and is the winner of a Golden Globe, Felix Award, Berlin Blue Angel Award, Independent Spirit Award, Amnesty International Film Prize, Golden Calf, and the Cannes FilmFestival Special Jury Prize.
HUDA'S SALON opens in theaters across the U.S. and On Demand on March 4th. Learn more at https://www.hudassalon.movie/tickets/.
Check out the trailer here: • [Arab Cinema] Huda's Salon - Official Trai...
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