the poetess (2017)

Synopsis:

In a man-dominated profession, a component Saudi poetess managed to snatch the ‎award of Abu Dhabi’s prestigious contest “Million’s Poet” to be the first female to win it. This eye-opening ‎documentary brings this woman’s inspiring story to the spotlight highlighting her ‎struggle as a woman trying to face the world from behind her face burqa.‎

Director: Stefanie Brockhaus, Andreas Wolff
Writer: Stefanie Brockhaus, Andreas Wolff
Country: Germany, Saudi Arabia
Production: Brockhaus, Wolff Films

Funds:

FilmFernsehFonds Bayern

Sanad Abu Dhabi

Awards / Nominations:

World Premiere: Locarno Festival 2017 (Semaine de la Critique)

Reviews:

Deutschlandfunk Kultur: http://www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/stefanie-brockhaus

Huff Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-locarno-film-festival