From the time she conceived the story in 2010, it took Ms. Sadat about seven hard years to complete the film. Ms. Sadat says she feels lucky to be married to an artist who is as passionate about film as she is. During the 40 days of shooting “A Letter to the President,” Ms. Sadat’s youngest child was barely a year old. “If it had been someone other than Aziz, I don’t think they would have understood me as much.” Ms. Sadat said. They sold one of their two vehicles, an apartment Ms. Sadat had bought with past directorial fees, and her wedding jewelry.

Source: New York Times November 26, 2017 15:56 UTC