Wadad was nine years old when she started performing live on radio. Her voice is heard almost every day on Arab radio stations, but for several reasons, she was pushed towards anonymity. The film is a poetic essay and a musical journey which attempts, using events in Wadad’s life, to portray a diva and her decline

This screening is organised in partnership with Nadi lekol Nas and will be followed by a Q&A with director Shirin Abu Shaqra

2009 | 34min

Language: Arabic with English Subtitles