The UD graduate, Nahla Al Fahad first documentary film is making its way to the Oscar. A documentary film co-directed by Nahla could potentially make history when the short list for the Oscar awards are announced in December. The Tainted Veil, a film about how people around the world view the hijab, has made it to the longlist of 124 feature films to be considered in the Documentary Feature category for the 88th Academy Awards to be held next year. The American Academy of Arts and Sciences announced the list on Friday. The film, directed by Nahla Al Fahad, Mazen Al Khayrat and Ovidio Salazar, recently had a theatrical run in Los Angeles, thereby qualifying for the voting process. A shortlist of 15 films for the Oscars will be announced in December followed by the main award nominations on January 14. ìIím so proud that we have gotten this far. Itís hard to describe the feeling because it has been such a long road,î says Al Fahad, who, along with her co-directors began working on the film in 2008. Shot across nine countries, from France to Turkey to Egypt and the UAE, the 78-minute film looks at the hijabís place in todayís world, how itís being perceived and why people choose to wear or not wear it. We wish Nahla the best of luck!! you can read more about it here: http://gulfnews.com/leisure/movies/features/emirati-film-the-tainted-veil-has-oscar-hopes-1.1607197 Watch the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BV467uY9nk8 IMDb Rating 9.3/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4826734/  

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