Waha Al-Raheb

Waha Al-Raheb (born 1960) is a Syrian-Egyptian actress and filmmaker.[1] She wrote and directed Dreamy Visions (2003), the first Syrian feature film by a woman.[2]

Life

Waha Al-Raheb was born to Syrian parents on April 27, 1960 in Cairo. The daughter of a diplomat, Al-Raheb was educated internationally. She studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Damascus before studying film at Paris 8 University, with a thesis on the role of women in Syrian cinema from 1963 to 1986.[3]

Novelist Hani al-Rahib (1939 – 2000) was her paternal uncle.[4]

Filmography

As director (مخرج)
  • رؤى حلمة (Ruaa Halema, Dreamy Visions), 2003.

References
  1. Roy Armes (2010). "AL-RAHEB, WAHA". Arab Filmmakers of the Middle East: A Dictionary. Indiana University Press. p. 166. ISBN 978-0-253-00459-8.
  2. Terri Ginsberg; Chris Lippard (2010). Historical Dictionary of Middle Eastern Cinema. Scarecrow Press. p. 27. ISBN 978-0-8108-7364-3.
  3. Rebecca Hillauer (2005). Encyclopedia of Arab Women Filmmakers. American Univ in Cairo Press. pp. 253–. ISBN 978-977-424-943-3.
  4. "واحة الراهب: أتت الثورة نتيجة إلغاء مدمّر لشخصياتنا وللذات السورية المسحوقة". harmoon (in Arabic). 24 April 2021. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
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