Its not exactly Hollywood or even Bollywood. But a group of young filmmakers in Saudi Arabia are creating their own film industry. They've clubbed together to write, direct, shoot and even act in each other's films. So far, so good only problem is cinemas in Saudi Arabia are banned. So why do they do it? Ben Thompson went to Riyadh to find out.

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