HAREM
Paladin Invision for Channel 4 and A & E
2 x 60 mins
2007
An idea of Amanda's that was commissioned by Channel 4. “The Sultanate of the Women” was a period in the sixteen and seventeenth centuries when the women of the Imperial Harem ruled the largest Islamic empire the world had ever seen. This drama-documentary is the story of the lives three of the most powerful. Amanda was Associate Producer but directed some parts.
‘...finely judged balance of story telling and analysis, a thoughtful textured piece of film-making’ - Time Out
‘best girl power’ - Sunday Times