Film archive, 2023

Neo Nahda

Name: Neo Nahda
Released: 2023
Duration: 12 min

Director May Ziadé

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Mona, a young woman in London, finds old photographs of Arab women cross-dressing in the 1920s. Somewhere between her fantasies and reality, she starts a feverish journey of uncovering lost histories and her own identity.

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Director: May Ziadé
Country/Region: United Kingdom
Year: 2023
Length: 12min
Original language: English

Director

May Ziadé

A London-based French-Lebanese filmmaker and the co-founder of the production company Other People’s Films. Her work focuses on the emotional and physical unfoldings of the societal and cultural pressures to conform.

From Women Make Waves International Film Festival 2026, No. 33

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Neo NahdaWomen Make Waves International Film Festival 2026, No. 33Radical Bodies: Normal Screen: My Comrades

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Women Make Waves International Film Festival, 2026Radical Bodies: Normal Screen: My Comrades, Official selection

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May Ziadé

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