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  1. Hany Abu-Assad

    Hany Abu-Assad

    Dutch-Palestinian film director, screenwriter and film producer

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  1. AFMI’s Director of Film Programming, Yasmina Tawil, sat down with Hany Abu-Assad to discuss his newest film, Huda’s Salon, which opens in U.S. theaters and online on March 4th. Born in Nazareth 1961, Hany Abu-Assad turned to filmmaking after working for several years as an airplane engineer in The Netherlands.

  2. Mar 3, 2022 · Hany Abu-Assad's gripping thriller, "Huda's Salon" is based on true events. In Bethlehem, Reem (Maisa Abd Elhadi), a Palestinian, is getting her hair done by Huda (Manal Awad). But after she sips ...

  3. Mar 3, 2022 · March 3, 2022 4:00 pm. "Huda's Salon". IFC Films. Grounded in a profound sense of duty, Palestinian director Hany Abu-Assad has served as the premiere cinematic spokesperson for his people’s ...

  4. Feb 23, 2014 · In Hany Abu-Assad's Oscar-nominated drama, the title character is a young Palestinian in love with an Israeli woman. NPR's Rachel Martin spoke with the director and with Adam Bakri, the film's star.

  5. Mar 21, 2018 · Hany Abu-Assad: I read an article 20 years ago about a salon that was used by the Israeli Secret Service to recruit girls by drugging them and filming them naked in the company of a man and then blackmailing them. And that shocked me, because your image of a salon is that it has hairstyling and is a very nice place.

  6. May 26, 2016 · Abu-Assad spoke with RogerEbert.com about his approach toward crafting suspense, working with children and his beliefs regarding the transformative power of art. The final scene in “Paradise Now” is one of my favorite moments in all of cinema. The camera closes in on the face of a suicide bomber seated on a bus before cutting to a white ...

  7. An in-depth conversation with the twice Oscar-nominated writer/director HANY ABU-ASSAD discussing his latest film, HUDA'S SALON.A filmmaker whom I adore and ...