Saudi Solutions

Navigating Modernity and Fundamentalism: Saudi Solutions is a singular, revealing documentary that surveys the lives and attitudes of ambitious career women within conservative Saudi Arabia—the Arab world's only nation where women must wear abayas in public and are barred from driving. Set against the dominant influence of fundamentalist Islam, filming is tightly restricted in the Kingdom. With unprecedented access, Backlight chronicles the daily routines of Saudi working women. The film features a top gynecologist, a female television news anchor, a photographer, and a university professor. It also introduces the affluent Prince Al-Waleed, who ardently advocates for women's integration into the workforce. He invites Backlight to his luxurious desert camp, but the scene reveals no women—only thousands of men.