Interview with Haifaa Al-Mansour on obstacles
The first female director to make a feature film in Saudi Arabia talks about the obstacles she faced in telling the story of a young girl's coming of age in the Middle East, such as shooting from a van and projecting an accurate image of Saudi life:
http://moveablefest.com/moveable_fest/2013/09/haifaa-al-mansour-wadjda .html