FILM DIRECTOR

Khadija al-Salami

1966 - Today

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Khadija al-Salami (Arabic: خديجة السلامي; born November 11, 1966, in Sana'a, Yemen), is the first Yemeni female film producer and director. Al-Salami currently resides in Paris, France. She has been nominated and also won awards at film festivals such as the Dubai International Film Festival and Vesoul Asian Film Festival. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Khadija al-Salami has received more than 46,075 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Khadija al-Salami is the 1,739th most popular film director, the 33rd most popular biography from Yemen and the most popular Yemeni Film Director.

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  • 46k

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  • 39.07

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.64

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.65

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Khadija al-Salami ranks 1,739 out of 2,041. Before her are Gurinder Chadha, Ebrahim Alkazi, Dean Devlin, Harmony Korine, Mehboob Khan, and Lucien Hubbard. After her are Laurence Rees, David Nutter, John Sayles, Lorenzo Vigas, James Frawley, and Tom DiCillo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Khadija al-Salami ranks 551. Before her are Pascal Vahirua, Leilani Sarelle, Evgeny Bareev, Christophe Castaner, Meldrick Taylor, and Louis Mandylor. After her are Ben Miles, Kirsten Gillibrand, Kyros Vassaras, Peter Outerbridge, Jason Gould, and Kevin Johnson.

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In Yemen

Among people born in Yemen, Khadija al-Salami ranks 33 out of 35. Before her are Ahmed Obaid Bin Dagher (1952), Abdul Qadir Bajamal (1946), Abdul-Malik al-Houthi (1979), Mohammed al-Houthi (1979), Khaled Bahah (1965), and Saleh Ali al-Sammad (1979). After her are Keith Vaz (1956), Nujood Ali (1998), and Ahmed Saleh (1972).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Yemen

Among film directors born in Yemen, Khadija al-Salami ranks 1. 

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Filmography

I Am Nojoom, Age 10 and Divorced
Director
Ten-year-old Nojoom was forced to marry a 30-year-old man. The dowry offered the family a small income and 'one less mouth to feed'. Nojoom discovers that her life will take a turn for the worse. Her husband is indifferent to her age. Every day after she is wedded, the child works under harsh conditions and every night, the child-bride is raped by a man 20 years older than her. A legitimate and acceptable arrangement for all, except for Nojoom.
Dec 11o 20146.9 / 10
A Stranger in Her Own City
Director
A documentary short that follows a 13-year-old girl named Nejmia, who lives in Sana’a and refuses to wear the veil.
Jan 1o 20050 / 10
Amina
Director
A portrait of a young girl married at eleven and accused of murdering her husband at fourteen.
Dec 1o 20060 / 10