her name is hyphae l. ma sewer. nhk's is a tory ar yam ma talked with her about rights in her groundbreaking movie during her recent visit to japan. >> reporter: the main character in the film is wajda, an ordinary saudi ar rake gan girl. it pursues a simple freedom, one elsewhere taken for granted. it starts while she is teased by a local boy. wajta wants to ride a bicycle and prove she can go faster than the boy. in saudi arabia it is unacceptable for women to ride bicycles, but wajta is a competitive girl and she doesn't care about the rules of society. >> i think girls in saudi they understand it's a very different world and there's so much that they cannot do and that situation makes them, they want to challenge it a little bit more and make them want to prove themselves, so they want better lives, they want better options. yes, a lot of girls are like wajta who have dreams or who want to be part of the bigger picture and they want to assert themselves. >> reporter: mansui says there are many obstacles to making