First Feature (2018)
- Released
- Runtime 0h 14m
- Director Bentley Brown
- Genres Documentary
Synopsis
Working underground in the year before the legalization of cinema in Saudi Arabia, a team of mostly women makes its first feature film. Anonymous accounts of their experience are brought together in a melancholic narration. In the spirit of first films, a filmmaker documents the production in Jeddah with his first video camera from childhood.
Crew
-
Bentley Brown
Director
- Mai Alshaibani Producer
News about First Feature
Kenneth Branagh and Reed Van Dyk on the War Drama ‘Atonement’: ‘It Requires Patience of the Heart’
Reed Van Dyk’s first feature film “Atonement” explores the aftermath of an Iraq War tragedy. The film is inspired by the 2012 New Yorker article by Dexter…
‘Gomorrah’ Writer Maddalena Ravagli to Make Directorial Debut With Sicily-Set ‘The Place of Eternal Summer’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Maddalena Ravagli, who is known for penning some of the most successful Italian scripted series including “Gomorrah” and “ZeroZeroZero,” is making her…
From YouTube to TIFF: ‘Brave Wilderness’ Host Mark Vins Debuts First Feature Film ‘Reef to Ridge’
With almost 22 million subscribers on his YouTube channel, “Brave Wilderness” host Mark Vins is no stranger to making and sharing outdoor content with a global…
‘Diary of a Mad Old Man’ Review: Wayne Wang and Fan Bingbing Unintentionally Find the Boredom in Sex and Death
Given its premise — a post-stroke retiree derives sexual pleasure from his daughter-in-law — the perverse qualities of Jun’ichirō Tanizaki’s classic “Diary of…
Filmax Takes Javier Giner’s Feature Debut ‘This Solitude’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Filmax has taken international rights to “This Solitude,” the feature debut of “I, Addict” creator Javier Giner. The Spanish sales company will introduce the…
Tessa Blake Directed Over 50 Hours of Television Before Embarking on Her First Feature. The Experience Paid Off
The director of "If I Tell You" says years of training on shows as varied as "American Horror Story," "Matlock," and "NCIS: Hawai'i" helped her develop a…
More films like First Feature
Jackass: Best and Last
Totems
Band of Brothers: Legacy
The Deminer
Right On!
The Black Contribution: Literature and Theatre
Rioja: The Land of a Thousand Wines
Intolerância.doc
1000 Men and Me: The Bonnie Blue Story
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
NAZA