Maha Al-Saati

Maha Al-Saati is a Saudi filmmaker[2][3] and university professor[4][5] who has taught both in Vancouver, Canada and Saudi Arabia[6][7]. Her style is experimental and is inspired by MTV music videos.[8]

Name: Maha Al-Saati Occupation: University Professor, Filmmaker Alma mater: Simon Fraser University[1]

Her film, "Fear: Audibly" is about a girl's fear of the trumpet of doom which will end the world. The film reflects the religious period in Saudi Arabia of the 1980s and 1990s. She cites her dependence on sound in the film as influenced by the Islamic restriction on visuals, in addition to the emphasis on stories about judgment day that have been common in Saudi schools as she was growing up. She cites the dependency of preachers on cassette tapes to give rise to sound dependent stories. She cites Slavoj Zizek's description of sound as a floating disembodied entity that travels unnaturally like a ghost, which affected her treatment of sound in the film.[9][10]

Her film "Hair: The Story of Grass" is about the beauty standards regarding body hair in the Arab World, it critiques the treatment of the mentally ill, gender roles and the culture of consumerism[11]. Her feature film "A Trip to Disney" is about a woman who travels from Saudi to Disney World, Florida only to find out she is abandoned by her prince[12].


References
  1. Al-Saati, Maha Zeini (2013-07-22). The architectural image: space, movement and myth (Thesis thesis). Communication, Art & Technology: School of Interactive Arts and Technology.
  2. "Creators – Studio 300". Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  3. ISCM (2019-07-31). "Shields, Alice". ISCM. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  4. "Dr. Maha Al-Saati | Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University". www.iau.edu.sa. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  5. Janak, Edward A.; Sourdot, Ludovic A. (2017-03-01). Educating through Popular Culture: You're Not Cool Just Because You Teach with Comics. Lexington Books. ISBN 978-1-4985-4918-9.
  6. Adlakha, Siddhant (2017-10-04). "Fantastic Fest Shorts: FEAR AUDIBLY And The Mysterious Emotions Of Sound". Birth.Movies.Death. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  7. "Dr. Maha Al-Saati | Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University". www.iau.edu.sa. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  8. "Maha El Saati, the fantastic UFO from Saudi experimental cinema". KAWA. 2019-02-11. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  9. Adlakha, Siddhant (2017-10-04). "Fantastic Fest Shorts: FEAR AUDIBLY And The Mysterious Emotions Of Sound". Birth.Movies.Death. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  10. "Maha El Saati, the fantastic UFO from Saudi experimental cinema". KAWA. 2019-02-11. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  11. says, Hair: The Story of Grass-maha al-saati x films (2019-09-26). "Hair: The Story Of Grass | Film Threat". Retrieved 2020-06-12.
  12. Vivarelli, Nick; Vivarelli, Nick (2019-10-01). "Saudi Arabia's Red Sea Festival Announces Projects in Development". Variety. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
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