question how viewers perceive them. The mentioned creative approach led her to focus her filmmaking on viewer’s bias grounded in individual characteristics such as cultural background. In a review for Control Room Bill Stamets felt that throughout this creative path, Noujaim who filmed the majority of Control Room herself, never poses her own opinion on the topic in the film’s story or give insight on her personal perception of war. The neutral stream for the film gives little guidance to viewers, prioritizing their interpretation, an artistic choice on behalf of Noujaim. Box office records were broken by Control Room while being screened at Film Forum in New York. 2006-2011 In 2006, Noujaim won the TED Prize for her work in Control Room. This made her the first and youngest woman to do so. She also received a nomination for the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Documentary Screenplay, sharing the nomination with co-writer Julia Bacha. In 2007, she co-directed (with Sherief El Katsha) the film Shayfeen.com which was broadcast as part of the WhyDemocracy project. In 2012 she released Rafea: Solar Mama (which she directed with Mona Eldaeif). A documentary about a group of women leaving their villages to learn about solar engineering, only to return and solar power their own society. 2012-2017 In 2013, she released The Square, a film following the Egyptian revolution and the inspiration it has given to the world. While the film was being shot, Noujaim went missing, being found after an activist brought attention to her disappearance. Also during the duration of filming, Noujaim was arrested on three occasions. The arrests came as a result of accusations Noujaim was a spy, traitor, and for her general participation in protests while in Egypt. During the film’s release period, the piece was withheld from viewers in Egypt due to censorship regulations. In an act to ensure Egyptian citizens saw the film, Noujaim released the film online in addition to the film being pirated in the country. Noujaim claimed this decision was made in strides towards freedom of speech as a filmmaker. The Square was nominated for an Academy Award in best documentary in January 2014 and is highlighted as the first Egyptian film to earn such credentials. The Square also won critical acclaim in the 2013 Sundance Film Festival & the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. She won the DGA Award for The Square in