Directed by Heiny Srour • 1984 • Palestine, Lebanon
Starring Nabila Zeitouni, Samar Samy, Rafik Ali Ahmad

Drawing on the Arab tradition of “The Thousand and One Nights,” LEILA AND THE WOLVES combines fictional drama, archival footage, fantasy sequences, mosaic pattern, and more to counter the colonial, male-dominated version of history. Leila (Nabila Zeitouni), a Lebanese woman living in London, travels across time and space to explore the collective memory of Arab women in Palestine and Lebanon and their hidden roles in historical events.