What Walaa Wants
Raised in a West Bank refugee camp while her mother was in prison, Walaa is determined to become a policewoman in the Palestinian Security Forces—not easy for a girl who breaks all the rules.
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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 the ages of 15 to 21 with an intimate POV, What Walaa Wants tells the compelling story of a defiant young girl who navigates formidable obstacles, disproving the negative predictions from her surroundings and the world at large.
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writerChristy Garland
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directorChristy Garland
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participantWalaa Khaled Fawzy Tanji
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producerAnne KöhnckeMatt CodeChristy GarlandJustine Pimlott
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executive producerSigne Byrge SorensenAnita LeeWaël KabbaniPenny Charter
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editorMichael AaglundGraeme Ring
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original musicTom Third
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cinematographyChristy Garland
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soundChristy Garland
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production coordinatorEkram ZubaydiAndrew Martin-Smith
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translatorEkram ZubaydiTeyama AlkamliAzza TahaDavid MesihaMagdy OmarNada KawarYasmin HajZein AdrisAlaa AleryaniManal ZreikRimah JabrAshraf Al ZaghalSerence HusniKays MejriKeenana IssaYounes SammanAli Al HadiMaissa Darraji
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appearanceLatifa Abu DraaMohammad TanjiSamia Khaled TanjiNoaam TanjiLaila Khaled Fawzy TanjiShereen Kamal TerawiZaher K. A. SabbahIssa Abu-AllanNoor Abu-RomiAhlam AwagnehAkram Awwad FataftahMohammad Hafiz GhannamHaytham YaseenZohdi ShaqourNa'el Abu-Keshek
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colouristAnders V. Christensen
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sound designerPeter Schultz
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post producerMaria Kristensen
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editing consultantMolly Malene StensgaardJanus Billeskov Jansen
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associate producerLyana Saleh
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additional cinematographyHanna Abu Saada
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production accountantKorthe BarfodJan ArildslundPam Leeuwestein
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trailer editorWaltteri Vanhanen
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technical assistanceWaltteri Vanhanen
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production assistantMauricio Gonzalez-ArandaKasper KjemsJad MouradHaneen BattrawiSofie Bervild NielsenSia BergmannMie Mollerup
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translation coordinatorAndrew Moir
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production legalBrenda Blake
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graphic designerMaria Jose Cuevas
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poster designMaria Jose Cuevas
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re-recording mixerPeter Schultz
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sound effects editorMathias Dehn Middelhart
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post-production supervisorAnders V. Christensen
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online editorMartin Munck Schmidt
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VFXMartin Munck Schmidt
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post assistantSebastian Munk
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manager studio operationsMark Wilson
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studio administratorLeslie Anne Poyntz
Warning: Some profanity in Arabic; subtitled in English. Mentions of guns and violence, violent imagery.
Brief “lesson launcher type” activity or a series of inquiry questions with a bit of context:
Documentary profiling the life of a teenager living in a refugee camp in Palestine, whose mother was imprisoned for eight years, and how she deals with the situation as well as her own rebellious spirit. Walaa remains steadfast in her goal to join the Palestinian National Authority. To what extent do you think her life experience and circumstances have influenced her to pursue this goal? Research the role of the Palestinian National Authority. What is the history of the group? What are their main goals? Explain how the Israeli and Palestinian law enforcement agencies interact. As Walaa begins her work with the group, how does her job begin to interfere with her family life? How does military presence within a country affect the severity and frequency of encounters with law enforcement?
