Waha Al-Raheb (born 1960) is a Syrian-Egyptian actress and filmmaker.[1] She wrote and directed Dreamy Visions (2003), the first Syrian feature film by a woman.[2]
Life edit
Waha Al-Raheb was born to Syrian parents on April 27, 1960 in Cairo. The daughter of a diplomat, Al-Raheb was educated internationally. She studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Damascus before studying film at Paris 8 University, with a thesis on the role of women in Syrian cinema from 1963 to 1986.[3]
Novelist Hani al-Rahib (1939 – 2000) was her paternal uncle.[4]
Filmography edit
As director (مخرج) edit
- رؤى حلمة (Ruaa Halema, Dreamy Visions), 2003.
References edit
- ^ Roy Armes (2010). "AL-RAHEB, WAHA". Arab Filmmakers of the Middle East: A Dictionary. Indiana University Press. p. 166. ISBN 978-0-253-00459-8.
- ^ Terri Ginsberg; Chris Lippard (2010). Historical Dictionary of Middle Eastern Cinema. Scarecrow Press. p. 27. ISBN 978-0-8108-7364-3.
- ^ Rebecca Hillauer (2005). Encyclopedia of Arab Women Filmmakers. American Univ in Cairo Press. pp. 253–. ISBN 978-977-424-943-3.
- ^ "واحة الراهب: أتت الثورة نتيجة إلغاء مدمّر لشخصياتنا وللذات السورية المسحوقة". harmoon (in Arabic). 24 April 2021. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2022.