Time Laughs Back at You Like a Sunken Ship
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The film is about our understanding of time and how we construct our memories, and considers how these subtly unfold and fade into each other. This quiet paean exists without a narrative and is accompanied by a delicately composed soundtrack by Magdy.
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Film details
- Countries of production
- Egypt, Switzerland
- Year
- 2012
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2013
- Length
- 9'
- Medium/Format
- File
- Language
- no dialogue
- Premiere status
- European premiere
- Director
- Basim Magdy
- Producer
- Basim Magdy
- Sales / World rights holder
- Basim Magdy
- Screenplay
- Basim Magdy
- Cinematography
- Basim Magdy
- Editing
- Basim Magdy
- Production design
- Basim Magdy
- Sound design
- Basim Magdy
- Music
- Basim Magdy