Maha Al-Saati

Maha Al-Saati (also known as Maha Zeini Al-Saati[1], Arabic: مها الساعاتي) is a Saudi filmmaker[2][3], university professor[4][5] and graduate of Simon Fraser University[6][7] who has taught both in Vancouver, Canada and Saudi Arabia.[8][9] Her style is experimental and is inspired by MTV music videos.[10] Her research covers the representation of architectural spaces[11], education through the use of film[12], and the influence of religion and culture on media.[13]

Maha Al-Saati
مها الساعاتي
Maha Al-Saati at Fantastic Fest 2017
Alma materSimon Fraser University
OccupationUniversity Professor, Filmmaker

Her film, "Fear: Audibly" is about a girl's fear of the trumpet of doom which will end the world. The film reflects a religious period in Saudi Arabia between the 1980s and 1990s. Its dependence on sound is influenced by the Islamic restriction on visual depictions, often depending on oral narrations distributed through cassette tapes. She is influenced by Slavoj Žižek's Psychoanalytic description of sound as a disembodied entity floating unnaturally like a ghost.[14][15]

Her film "Hair: The Story of Grass" is about the beauty standards regarding body hair in the Arab World. It critiques the treatment of the mentally ill, gender roles and the culture of consumerism.[16] Her feature film "A Trip to Disney" is about a woman who travels from Saudi to Disney World, Florida only to find out she is abandoned by her prince[17]. She collaborated with American electronic opera composer Alice Shields on making the film "Cycle of Apples".[18][19]

References
  1. Teodorescu, Adriana (2019-03-13). Death within the Text: Social, Philosophical and Aesthetic Approaches to Literature. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 978-1-5275-3122-2.
  2. "Creators – Studio 300". Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  3. ISCM (2019-07-31). "Shields, Alice". ISCM. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  4. "Dr. Maha Al-Saati | Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University". www.iau.edu.sa. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  5. Janak, Edward A.; Sourdot, Ludovic A. (2017-03-01). Educating through Popular Culture: You're Not Cool Just Because You Teach with Comics. Lexington Books. ISBN 978-1-4985-4918-9.
  6. Teodorescu, Adriana (2019-03-13). Death within the Text: Social, Philosophical and Aesthetic Approaches to Literature. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 978-1-5275-3122-2.
  7. Al-Saati, Maha Zeini (2013-07-22). The architectural image: space, movement and myth (Thesis thesis). Communication, Art & Technology: School of Interactive Arts and Technology.
  8. Adlakha, Siddhant (2017-10-04). "Fantastic Fest Shorts: FEAR AUDIBLY And The Mysterious Emotions Of Sound". Birth.Movies.Death. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  9. "Dr. Maha Al-Saati | Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University". www.iau.edu.sa. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  10. "Maha El Saati, the fantastic UFO from Saudi experimental cinema". KAWA. 2019-02-11. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  11. Al-Saati, Maha Zeini (2013-07-22). The architectural image: space, movement and myth (Thesis thesis). Communication, Art & Technology: School of Interactive Arts and Technology.
  12. Janak, Edward A.; Sourdot, Ludovic A. (2017-03-01). Educating through Popular Culture: You're Not Cool Just Because You Teach with Comics. Lexington Books. ISBN 978-1-4985-4918-9.
  13. Teodorescu, Adriana (2019-03-13). Death within the Text: Social, Philosophical and Aesthetic Approaches to Literature. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 978-1-5275-3122-2.
  14. Adlakha, Siddhant (2017-10-04). "Fantastic Fest Shorts: FEAR AUDIBLY And The Mysterious Emotions Of Sound". Birth.Movies.Death. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  15. "Maha El Saati, the fantastic UFO from Saudi experimental cinema". KAWA. 2019-02-11. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  16. Acosta, Enrique (2019-09-26). "Hair: The Story Of Grass | Film Threat". Retrieved 2020-06-12.
  17. Vivarelli, Nick; Vivarelli, Nick (2019-10-01). "Saudi Arabia's Red Sea Festival Announces Projects in Development". Variety. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
  18. "Creators – Studio 300". Retrieved 2020-07-28.
  19. ISCM (2019-07-31). "Shields, Alice". ISCM. Retrieved 2020-07-28.
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