Documentary Short
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A Stranger in Her Own City follows Nejmia, a thirteen year old girl, who flouts custom by not wearing a veil, by playing in the streets with boys her age, by riding a bicycle, a scooter, and generally by doing whatever she likes. She is cursed, ridiculed and threatened, but, buoyed by a truly indomitable spirit, she perseveres with incredible good humor and sense of perspective.
Khadija Al-Salami
Khadija Al-Salami, Yemen’s first female filmmaker, has made some twenty documentaries for various TV stations in France and Yemen. With her husband, she has written a book, The Tears of Sheba, about her experiences growing up in Yemen. Currently, she occupies the posts of Press Counselor and Director of the Communication Center at the Embassy of Yemen in Paris.
This is a glimpse into a society that is totally alien to me as a Westerner. The attitudes of men towards women, and the fact that women accept and even embrace those attitudes since it's their culture, amazes me. I am surprised also how as much attitude she gives and gets, there isn't as much meanness towards her as there could be. Perhaps that is because she is interacting mostly with kids, and because she's old enough that she should be wearing a veil but still young enough that she gets some leeway. And there are occasional undercurrents.KS: This film was shot without any preparation. One day I was walking around the old city of Sanaa with a group of French journalists I had brought with me to Yemen to promote my country as part of my job at the embassy. Suddenly I saw this young girl struggling to live her life freely and naturally in a society full of so many restrictions when it comes to women. Fortunately I had my camera with me and started shooting spontaneously. The second and third days I went to find her in her neighborhood and filmed as she struggled to defend herself. I did not have a problem filming because I was by myself and discreet and Nejmia's personality put her in the spotlight because the people are not used to a strong girl like her.Though people were against her, I noticed a feeling of admiration as they joked and laughed with her.
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