Hala Matar's Streetcar, AKA Getting Chloë Sevigny to Act in Your First Film

Most probably each one of us has, at some point or another, dreamt of writing the perfect film. And an important part of that fantastical blockbuster, which will certainly turn us overnight into the most sought-after filmmaker on earth and greatest object of envy, is the casting. I know I've stared ahead many a time, daydreaming of the film I've written and directed, starring Bradley Cooper and Dame Judi Dench. But Bahraini filmmaker Hala Matar didn't just daydream. She wrote it, went to Chloë ...