Behind the scenes with the makers of ‘Hajjan’

 








Arab News sat down with three of the key people who created the film,


 director Abu Bakr Shawky, Film Clinic founder and producer Mohamed Hefzy, 


and Majed Z. Samman,


 producer at Ithra Film Production,


 before the film makes its international debut next month, as part of TIFF’s Discovery program.

Samman said,


 “We are thrilled to present this universal story from a unique Saudi perspective to the world through Ithra Film Production. Our mission is to support Saudi Arabia’s growing film industry by nurturing home-grown talent and promoting cinematic content creation.”

Ithra collaborated with Film Clinic, 



one of the top indie film producers in the Arab region,



 to make the feature. It was shot during the last two months of 2022 in locations in northwestern Saudi Arabia as well as in neighboring Jordan.

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