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    What Walaa Wants

    Christy GARLAND 2018 Canada/Denmark Documentary color 89min Arabic DCP
    Raised in a refugee camp in the West Bank, while her mother was in an Israeli prison, Walaa is determined to become one of the few women in the Palestinian Security Forces—not easy for a girl who breaks all the rules. Following Walaa from 15-21, with an intimate POV, What Walaa Wants is the compelling story of a defiant young girl navigating formidable obstacles and disproving the negative predictions from her surroundings and the world at large.

    Director

    Christy GARLAND

    GARLAND has directed award-winning and critically acclaimed documentary features and fiction shorts. Her films deliver strong dramatic development, poignant character transformation, and universally felt themes.

    Director's Statement ▾

    Christy GARLAND

    2018 What Walaa Wants

    2016 Cheer Up

    2012 The Bastard Sings the Sweetest Song

    2008 Doormat

    2000 Dual Citizen

    1999 Dear Mr. Newton

    1999 These Goods Are Manufactured

    1998 Blind Spot

    Director: Christy Garland
    Editors: Michael Aaglund, Graeme Ring
    Editing Consultants: Molly Malene Stensgaard, Janus Billeskov Jansen
    Producers: Anne Köhncke, Matt Code, Christy Garland
    Producer for the National Film Board of Canada: Justine Pimlott
    Executive Producers: Signe Byrge Sørensen, Anita Lee,Waël Kabbani, Penny Charter

    National Film Board of Canada
    e.seguin@nfb.ca

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