She Leads the Way

Ep 38 | Nayla Al Khaja: UAE's First female filmmaker, a filmmakers journey, storytelling, release of THREE in cinemas

Episode Summary

We are joined by Nayla Al Khaja, UAE's first female film-maker and discuss her incredible life of filmmaking, driven by her desire to challenge stereotypes about Arab women. Nayla shares her passion for storytelling and the importance of portraying women from her culture in a different light. We also talk about her experiences in the film industry, including directing including everything from her work on commercials, to shorts and recently releasing her first feature film THREE which is in cinema's now! We also discuss projects like being behind the scenes director of "Star Trek", working with Annie Leibovitz as well as the impact of AI on the film industry including how she's incorporated it into her latest film.

Episode Notes

We are joined by Nayla Al Khaja, UAE's first female film-maker and discuss her incredible life of filmmaking, driven by her desire to challenge stereotypes about Arab women.

Nayla shares her passion for storytelling and the importance of portraying women from her culture in a different light.

We also talk about her experiences in the film industry, including directing  including everything from her work on commercials, to shorts and recently releasing her first feature film THREE which is in cinema's now
 

We also discuss projects like being behind the scenes director of "Star Trek", working with Annie Leibovitz as well as the impact of AI on the film industry including how she's incorporated it into her latest film.