First Run Film Festival

Me & Aydarous

Me & Aydarous

Me & Aydarous

Directed by Sara Balghonaim

Length: 7:30
Producer: Raed Alsemari
Editor: Hasan Hadi
Cinematographer: Khalid Alsudairy
Sound Designers: Mohammad Al Baassiri

Synopsis: Set in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, a gutsy young woman sneaks off for a date only to butt heads with her chaperoning chauffeur.

Sara Balghonaim
Sara Balghonaim

Graduate
sb7321@nyu.edu

Sara Balghonaim is a Saudi filmmaker based between Riyadh and New York. She is currently in her thesis year at New York University’s graduate Film & Television in Directing and Writing. Sara recently produced Sweet Refuge, and is currently in post production on her directorial debut, Me & Aydarous.

Before her time at NYU, she shadowed director Haifa Al Mansour while working as an Assistant Director on The Perfect Candidate. She was also an Assistant Director on several notable Saudi films like The Rat, The Last Visit, and Black Sand.

In 2019, Sara starred in Dunya’s Day, winner of the Special Jury Award at the Sundance Film Festival. The film toured over 40 film festivals, including Palm Springs ShortFest, San Francisco Int’l Film Festival, Cairo and Durban International Film Festivals.

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