About the Series
This event is part of a short series of documentary films on the theme of "In the Middle: Women Documenting Arab Struggles" produced by Maison Française and co-sponsored by the Center for Palestine Studies, MESAAS and Middle East Institute at Columbia University.
Artist Details
Leila Albayaty is a French-Iraqi multidisciplinary artist known for her work as a film director, composer, singer, actress, and scriptwriter. Born in Auvergne, France, to a French mother and an Iraqi father, she pursued studies in violin, opera, architecture, and cinema before forging her own path as a self-taught artist.
Location
Buell Hall - Maison Française
515 W. 116th Street
New York, NY
Image: Film still from From Abdul to Leila