| What Walaa Wants | |
| Director: | Christy Garland |
| Producer: | Matt Code Christy Garland Anne Köhncke Justine Pimlott |
| Starring: | Walaa Khaled Fawzy Tanji |
| Music: | Tom Third |
| Cinematography: | Christy Garland Hanna Abu Saada |
| Editing: | Michael Aaglund Graeme Ring |
| Distributor: | National Film Board of Canada |
| Runtime: | 89 minutes |
| Country: | Canada Denmark |
| Language: | Arabic |
What Walaa Wants is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Christy Garland and released in 2018.[1] The film profiles Walaa Khaled Fawzy Tanji, a rebellious young woman who is pursuing a dream of becoming one of the very few female officers with the Palestinian National Security Forces.[1]
In December 2018, the Toronto International Film Festival named the film to its annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list.[2] It won the festival's Special Jury Prize in the Canadian Feature Documentary category.
The director was also nominated for both the Crystal Bear for "Generation 14+ - Best Film" and Glasshütte Original Documentary Award during the 2018 Berlin International Film Festival. Director was also nominated for the Audience Award during the 2018 Edinburgh International Film Festival.[3]
The film received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019, Garland received a nomination for Best Cinematography in a Documentary, and Michael Aaglund and Graeme Ring received nominations for Best Editing in a Documentary.[4]
The film was produced by Christy Garland, Justine Pimlott and Anne Köhncke.[5]