Saudi Visions
Me & Aydarous
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Set in Saudi Arabia in the early 2000s, a gutsy young woman sneaks off for a date only to butt heads with her chaperoning chauffeur.
- Director
- Sara Balghonaim
- Time
- 0:08:11
- Country
- Saudi Arabia, United States
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 2023
- Cast
- Ida Alkusay, Ballah Alfadhel, Saleh Alshirian
Awards Nominations
Official selection at:
- Aspen Film ShortFest 2023
- NewFilmmakers LA
- Palm Springs International ShortFest 2023
- Hamptons International Film Festival 2023
- Red Sea International Film Festival 2023
Awards:
- The Golden Palm Award Jury Prize, 2024 (Saudi Film Festival)
- The Golden Palm Award Best Actress, 2024 (Saudi Film Festival)
- The Wasserman Award, 2022
Director
Sara Balghonaim
Sara Balghonaim is a Saudi filmmaker with an MFA in Film & TV production from New York University. Sara’s directorial debut “Me & Aydarous” premiered at the Aspen Shortsfest and it was in Official Selection at the Palm Springs Int'l Shortfest, The Hamptons Int’l Film Festival, NewFilmmakers LA, and the Red Sea Int'l Film Festival in 2023.
Cast
Ida Alkusay, Ballah Alfadhel, Saleh Alshirian
Screening
Screening Venue
| Venue | Schedule | Ticket Reservation |
|---|
Online Screening
| Online | schedule | Online Screening |
|---|---|---|
| Online Grand Theater | 2025.05.28 [Wed] - 06.11 [Wed] |
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Sponsors
Festival Partner
Event Partner
Creative Partner
Media Partners
Media Supporters
English Media Supporter
Festival Supporters
War and the Power To Live Program Special Support
Venue Supporter
