Haifaa al-Mansour Archives - Hammer to Nail https://www.hammertonail.com/tag/haifaa-al-mansour/ What to Watch Thu, 16 Apr 2026 20:58:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-logo02-1-32x32.png Haifaa al-Mansour Archives - Hammer to Nail https://www.hammertonail.com/tag/haifaa-al-mansour/ 32 32 TRIBECA FESTIVAL 2026 LINEUP: New Films From Julian Schnabel, Sophia Takal, David Wain, and More Coming to the 25th Annual Festival https://www.hammertonail.com/film-festivals/tribeca-2026-lineup/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 20:46:42 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=55503 Alicia Vikander and Wagner Moura in THE LAST DAY

The Tribeca Festival celebrates its 25th anniversary in New York City this spring! Taking place June 3-14, the festival will showcase 118 feature films, including 103 world premieres, alongside 86 shorts. Opening the festival on Wednesday, June 3 is the […]

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]]> A Conversation with Haifaa al-Mansour (THE PERFECT CANDIDATE) https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/haifaa-al-mansour/ Wed, 12 May 2021 17:54:27 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=31525

I met with Saudi director Haifaa al-Mansour (Wadjda) on Sunday, September 8, 2019, at the Toronto International Film Festival, to discuss her new film, The Perfect Candidate (which I also reviewed). Featuring Mila Al Zahrani (new to the big screen, […]

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]]> THE PERFECT CANDIDATE https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/perfect-candidate/ Wed, 25 Sep 2019 17:47:02 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=31480

Women may not have the same rights as men in Saudi Arabia but this doesn’t stop them from having plenty of personality and strength of character.

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]]> Hammer To Nail’s 20 Most Anticipated Films of TIFF 2019 https://www.hammertonail.com/shorts-contest/htn-tiff-2019-preview/ Wed, 04 Sep 2019 17:59:45 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=31328 Once again, Hammer to Nail has representation on the ground at TIFF (the Toronto International Film Festival). As we did last year, we here offer up our recommended (of films we’ve already seen) and most anticipated (of films we haven’t) […]

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