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‘The Station’ Highlights Yemeni Women’s Gas Station at Cannes

5/12/2026

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Filmmaker Sara Ishaq premiered her film “The Station” at Cannes Critics’ Week.
The film follows Layal, who runs a women-only gas station in Sana’a amid the civil war.
Ishaq chose fiction after security and cultural limits blocked a documentary she learned about in 2015.
Screen Project, Georges Films and co-producers handle production.
Distribution targets Egypt/UAE, Benelux, CIS and France.

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Filmmaker Sara Ishaq premiered her film “The Station” at Cannes Critics’ Week.
The film follows Layal, who runs a women-only gas station in Sana’a amid the civil war.
Ishaq chose fiction after security and cultural limits blocked a documentary she learned about in 2015.
Screen Project, Georges Films and co-producers handle production.
Distribution targets Egypt/UAE, Benelux, CIS and France.