Set in 1980s and 1990s Jeddah, this coming-of-age drama follows a spirited Saudi girl who spends her childhood crisscrossing the city with her family’s Sudanese driver. Over the years, an unexpected bond grows between them—one built on trust, laughter, and quiet rebellion. But when she begins to take the wheel herself, their friendship is tested, revealing shifting power, unspoken boundaries, and the bittersweet inevitability of growing up.
Director Details
Ahd Kamel is an award-winning Saudi actress and filmmaker from Jeddah. Known for Wadjda (2014), Collateral (2018), and the Hollywood movie, All the Old Knives (2022), she studied Animation & Communication at Parsons and Directing at NYFA and trained in acting under William Esper. Ahd wrote, directed, and starred in The Shoemaker (2009) and Sanctity (2012), the first Saudi film at Berlinale. In 2019, she was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.
