Hidden Faces (1991)
• February 5th, 1991 • 0h 52min
Documentary
Overview
The film was originally conceived as a portrait of Dr. Nawal El Saadawi, the well-known Egyptian doctor, writer, and women’s rights activist. But the director was disappointed by the encounter with the woman who had been her great role model. Instead, she set out to discover what life means to Egyptian women by visiting her female relatives. Her mother, aunts, and neighbors talk about life as a married woman, about the traditional clitoridectomy of girls, about love and sexuality. The result is a very impressive and extremely personal film.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
New Generation Queens: A Zanzibar Soccer Story
Released on: 2015-07-01
Documentary
On an island where religion bars women from playing soccer, the Queens resist cultural norms and cha...
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
Released on: 2018-06-06
Documentary
The life and career of the hailed Hollywood movie star and underappreciated genius inventor, Hedy La...
A Film for Discussion
Released on: 1973-01-06
Documentary, Drama
A docu-drama shot in 1970, but not completed until 1973, the film sought to encapsulate in an experi...
Mankiller
Released on: 2017-06-19
Documentary
The story of an American hero and the Cherokee Nation's first woman Principal Chief who humbly defie...
A Life Like Any Other
Released on: 2024-06-06
Documentary
Over many years, the director’s father filmed his family life almost obsessively. His daughter’s bir...
The Goddesses of Food
Released on: 2017-07-05
Documentary
From 3 stars chefs to female cooks, sommelières, entrepreneuses all around the world, meet innovativ...
Nefertiti's Daughters
Released on: 2015-04-09
Documentary
Nefertiti's Daughters is a story of women, art and revolution. Told by prominent Egyptian artists, t...
Repense o Elogio
Released on: 2017-10-18
Documentary
A documentary that proposes a conversation about the way children are praised. While girls are often...
The Secret Life of Geisha
Released on: 1999-01-01
Documentary, TV Movie
Documentary about the world of the Japanese geisha. Unattainable by all but the wealthy and powerful...
Doctors, Liars, and Women: AIDS Activists Say No to Cosmo
Released on: 1988-01-01
Documentary
Outraged by the controversial January, 1988 article in Cosmopolitan magazine, the women in the AIDS ...
Yellow Fever
Released on: 2012-09-01
Animation, Documentary
What does beauty look like? In this award-winning short, Kenyan filmmaker Ng’endo Mukii combines ani...
Abortion Democracy: Poland/South Africa
Released on: 2008-11-12
Documentary
Why are illegal abortions more accessible in Poland than legal ones in South Africa? This documenta...
Man for a Day
Released on: 2012-07-19
Documentary
Gender activist Diane Torr’s worldwide appearances and workshops are now legendary. For the past thi...
Beyond Belief
Released on: 2007-04-26
Documentary
When terrorists shattered their lives, two women set off on an extraordinary journey to rebuild them...
Himalaya: The Land of Women
Released on: 2012-01-11
Documentary
At an altitude of nearly 4,000 meters, Sking is one of the most isolated villages in the Himalayan r...
Die heimliche Revolution - Frauen in Saudi-Arabien
Released on: 2016-08-20
Documentary
They are clad in the religiously correct abaja, are not allowed to drive and yet still go their own ...
By Her Hand
Released on: 2012-01-01
Documentary
In this inspirational documentary we witness the contributions of nine remarkable women to the islan...
I Used to Be Normal: A Boyband Fangirl Story
Released on: 2018-08-07
Documentary, Music
The surprising coming of age story of four diverse women who have had their lives dramatically chang...
Stitching Palestine
Released on: 2017-03-28
Documentary
Twelve Palestinian women sit before us and talk of their life before the Diaspora, of their memories...