Filmmaker, doctor and lecturer in Directing at Farnham's UCA, Maria isn't one to go unnoticed... Having met her at the London Film Festival where we shared a fascinating conversation delving into her origin story, films and the industry as a whole, there was no one better suited for my first episode.

Happy listening and hopefully you'll learn a few nuggets!

Further reading:

You'll find hereafter the link to Maria's paper about ⁠⁠Queer Representation in Arab and Middle Eastern Films⁠,⁠ if you want to read more about it.

And here are the names of the films we touched upon ( next movie night sorted!):

⁠⁠Caramel⁠⁠

⁠⁠Circumstance⁠⁠

⁠⁠In Between⁠⁠