Oscars: Saudi Arabia Picks Shahad Ameen’s ‘Hijra’ for International Feature Race

Saudi filmmaker Shahad Ameen’s road movie “Hijra,” centered on the bond formed between different generations of Saudi women ...
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'Hijra' selected as Saudi Arabia's Oscar candidatePublished on: October 16, 2025 1:54 AM

Saudi filmmaker Shahad Ameen's road movie "Hijra", which explores the bond between different generations of Saudi women on a ...
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Venice-Bound ‘Hijra,’ a Tale of Saudi Women From Different Generations, Debuts Trailer (EXCLUSIVE)

Saudi writer-director Shahad Ameen returns to the Venice Film Festival with “Hijra,” which has its world premiere in the Spotlight section. Her debut “Scales” also premiered in Venice and then went on ...
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How colonialism took hijras from spiritual leaders to the outskirts of Indian society

In his 2024 directorial debut, Monkey Man, Dev Patel engineers a delightfully unexpected “the more you know” moment in the action-revenge movie in which his anonymous hero ingratiates himself with a ...
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Neither man nor woman : the hijras of India / Serena Nanda

ch. 1. Hijra roles in Indian society -- ch. 2. The Hijra as neither man nor woman -- ch. 3. Emasculation ritual among the Hijras -- ch. 4. Social organization and economic adaptation -- ch. 5.