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Moviegoers not far removed from the isolating strains of lockdown may find The Loneliest Whale: The Search for 52 strikes a chord. Distributor Bleecker Street and director Joshua Zeman hope so as the doc, a shift from the helmer's true crime roots (The Sons of Sam: Descent into Darkness, Cropsey), opens in 75…

The fact that Saudi Arabia did not even open its first cinema until 2018 did not hamper the ambitions of female filmmaker Shahad Ameen, who studied in the UK and the U.S. but always remained determined to bring her culture to the big screen. "When I decided I wanted to be a filmmaker it was when I was 10, and it…

The submissions deadline for the International Oscar category at the 93rd Academy Awards may have now passed, but a few last-minute contenders are still being confirmed, including Saudi Arabia which has put forward Scales. The Image Nation movie is written and directed by Shahad Ameed. It explores the changing role of…

EXCLUSIVE: Variance Films has acquired the North American theatrical rights to Shahad Ameen's debut drama of magical realism Scales. the film, which comes from Image Nation Abu Dhabi will be released theatrically later this year. Written and directed by Saudi Arabian filmmaker Ameen, the visually enticing Scales is…