Movies: Anhar Salem

A docu-fiction follows Doody (Badriah Ahmed) and Ansam Salem, Anhar’s niece and sister, who portray fictionalized versions of themselves as young women navigating contemporary Saudi society. Staged scenes of private moments, public appearances, and p...

While her father was in his deathbed, she and her nieces were playing in the rain....

Anhar, her sister Ansam and friends attempt to explore the modern part of Al-Balad in Jeddah. Anhar Salem documents herself walking for the first time in her car-oriented city....

A short documented visit to the ophthalmologist by Anhar Salem...

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Streets of Jeddah....

Fatima, in the beginning of her twenties. She cooks, takes care of her child and does her everyday house cleaning. Gradually, her life begins to change, she worked as a cleaner, her husband abused her, she asked for help, and then escaped away to liv...

A year has passed since the death of my mother and two of my sisters....

A secret organization prepares to hack a data center. To remain anonymous during their meetings, the hackers take on the appearance of missing members of the organization....

A documentary shot in Medina, Saudi Arabia, where an illuminating narrator leads a journey through the city’s neighborhoods, landmarks, and iconic features....

Mashallah. Why Did You Cross The Indian Ocean? features interviews with two pairs of Indo-Hadhrami mothers and daughters living in Jeddah.The women routinely gather in Salem’s mother’s living room – a site of informal commerce through which women fro...

One part of a long-term documentary project revolving around the death of places....

Two guitars, the 24th underground short film made by the Saudi female filmmaker: Anhar Salem....

Two memories of mine narrated by my nephews, asking their mother (my older sister) if the images they recall are fake or real. Being raised up by my old sister and growing up in the same place, the film reflects how everything is related, revolving a...

Tag Me if You Can combines found footage of daily expressions on social media, blurring the distinction between private and public spaces. These sequences are accompanied by a selection of mainstream commercials that star Saudis, rather than people f...

Two guitars is the 24th underground short film made by the Saudi female director Anhar Salem...

Docufiction set in Jeddah, starring Aws, Lily, and Mema, the three children take the lead and freely create their own horror story...