Quietness as it is actually defined, including the non-existence of sound waves and pressure and all of that, exists only in outer space. Neon Lamp is a journey into quietness. What does it mean? How is it interpreted? An exploration of apparent human (and inhuman) silence: clocks ticking, lamps buzzing or street noise.
Also in this combined programme
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Blue Dive
In this story about brief encounters set in the Mediterranean Alexandria, the filmmaker sheds his light on death and compares it to the sea. -
Another Passion
Narrative film in which Yossry portrays her own struggle to study cinema, and the confrontations she had with her family. -
Local Copy
We follow four young people through Alexandria en route to the square outside the Bibliotheca Alexandrina. It slowly becomes apparent what this meetin -
Maydoum
A poised and elegantly executed ensemble piece of understated, emotionally-nuanced brilliance. Second short film by independent filmmaker Omar Robert -
In the Last Days of the City (Trailer)
The lives of a group of friends from Egypt, Iraq and Lebanon have been shaped by their cities of birth and the instability of their…
Film details
- Country of production
- Egypt
- Year
- 2008
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2012
- Length
- 26'
- Medium/Format
- DVD
