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A Stranger in Her Own City
Khadija Al-Salami
YemenGALLERYCONVERSATION
Fortunately that day I had my camera and began to shoot spontaneously. I went back to film her in her...
After seven months of shooting the film, Najmia's father stopped her from attending school and ordered her to wear the veil. A year later when the film first prize at the Berlin Film Festival, the President of Yemen asked to see the film.
Like Najmia, I too had a rebellious personality. Forced to get married at 11, I realized I had to fight my battles myself. With my mother's help I was able to secure a divorce and quickly realized that education was my key to success and independence. I worked at a local TV station in the afternoons and went to school in the mornings. At 16 I won a scholarship to study film-making in the United States and Najmia ‘s story is my first film.
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