#middle east film
“I love independent films, it's the only place as an actor you're totally allowed to breathe,” actor John Leguizamo once stated. In Egypt and the Arab World, independent films are difficult to make, without large budgets and with little support for the arts. Multiple filmmakers have said that they need to take jobs next to creating their films to support themselves financially. However, despite the financial obstacles, there have been many successful Arab-produced films, made by women about women’s stories,…