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Sara Ishaq’s ‘The Station’ Follows Women in War-Torn Country
Yemeni Scottish filmmaker Sara Ishaq, who was Oscar-nominated in 2012 for her short documentary “Karama Has No Walls,” is in post-production on her fiction feature debut, “The Station,”.
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‘Resilience, Sisterhood and Survival’
Sara Ishaq’s “The Station” won La Biennale di Venezia Prize (€5,000), given to the best film in post-production. Jurors Fatih Abay, Nathalie Jeung and Claudio Rapino were taken by the story of Layal, who runs a women-only fuel station in a segregated war-torn Yemeni town.
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Paradise City Sales Boards Yemen-Set Cannes Critics’ Week Title ‘The Station’
Paris-based Paradise City Sale has acquired world sales rights to Sara Ishaq’s debut feature The Station ahead of its world premiere in Cannes Critics’ Week in May.
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Sara Ishaq’s ‘The Station’ wins top prize at Venice’s Final Cut awards
The Station (Al Mahattah), the debut feature of Yemeni-Scottish filmmaker Sara Ishaq, has won the top prize at the Final Cut awards for projects in post-production at the Venice Film Festival’s industry platform Venice Production Bridge.
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Welcome to ‘The Station,’ Where the Rules Are: “No Men. No Weapons. No Politics.”
Oscar-nominated Yemeni-Scottish director Sara Ishaq wants to "change the narrative" with her fiction feature debut, set at a women-only gas station, which is premiering in the Cannes Critics’ Week lineup.
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اليمن السعيد.. سعيد حقًّا بمواهب أبنائه
المرأة كما ترى هى العنوان، لكننا لسنا بصدد فيلم نسائى، أنه فقط فيلم عن الإنسان اليمنى فى دولة الحضارة والتاريخ ، قلوب المصريين والعرب لا يمكن أن تقف على الحياد مع هذا البلد العظيم وهو يتمزق داخليا ، المخرجة لا تنحاز إلى فصيل شمال أو جنوب ولكنها تعلن على الشاشة وبدون صخب، انحيازها للوطن ، وهذا هو السياق الذى يتحرك من خلاله السيناريو وتقدمه المخرجة بكل نضوج
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Cannes 2026: Low Expectations, Death Has No Master, The Station
Over in the Critics’ Week sidebar section, Sara Ishaq’s Yemen-set drama “The Station” trains its gaze on an oasis of female solidarity amid a raging regional conflict.
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‘The Station’ Review – Sara Ishaq Skillfully Blends The Familial & The Political In Powerful Narrative Debut [Cannes 2026]
No Men. No Politics. No War. Are men not the source of the vast majority of conflict, regardless of the location? Are politics not, at this point, nothing more than a means of division? And can’t we all agree that war, in all of its forms, is a blight on all civilized societies? But none of this is simple.
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‘The Station’ review: Moving Yemen-set drama explores the importance of community in the face of war
Yemini-Scottish filmmaker Sara Ishaq’s film does, however, also contain a great deal of hope in its celebration of the strength of community – particularly sisterhood – in the face of extreme duress, via the experiences of those who congregate at a women-only gas station.
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‘The Station’ Review: A Long-Gestating, Female-Centered Project Set in Yemen That’s Well Worth the Wait
A women-only haven in Yemen’s civil war is the backdrop to a story of sisters clashing over how to protect their young brother from conscription in this Cannes Critics' Week entry, beautifully played by a largely non-professional cast.
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"استغرق نحو 10 سنوات".. سارة إسحاق تكشف كواليس فيلم المحطة
رحلة تطوير فيلم "المحطة" للمخرجة اليمنية سارة إسحاق استغرقت نحو عشر سنوات، مشيرة خلال حديث خاص مع الزميل إيلي نخله إلى أن العمل بدأ منذ عام 2016 ومرّ بمراحل طويلة من الكتابة والتطوير وجمع التمويل قبل أن يصل إلى الشاشة