This Director Proves Everyone Can Act, If Only Given the Right Character
b'When Liz Nord spoke with first time Palestinian filmmaker\\xa0Maysaloun Hamoud back at the\\xa0Toronto International Film Festival\\xa0last year, her\\xa0narrative feature\\xa0In Between\\xa0(or\\xa0Bar Bahar\\xa0in Arabic) was just about to premiere. As with any new director, she had no idea what the response would be or what the coming year would bring. But her film\\u2019s path has been particularly unpredictable, leading to\\xa0three awards in San Sebastian, Hamoud being hand-chosen by Isabelle Huppert to receive the Young Talents Award at Cannes, and being issued the first religious\\xa0Fatwa\\xa0in Palestinian history. In their fascinating conversation, Hamoud\\xa0shares her methods for trying to make audiences see themselves in her characters, working with non-actors, and what it was like to make the first film of its kind in her community.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'