Overview of articles
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Shall We Meet Again?
Two young filmmakers – Amjad in exile in Egypt and Woroud in besieged Gaza – create a documentary together. Through exchanged footage, memories and grief…Published on: -
Animals
Malik, a teenage boy in his twenties, goes on the run with a strange, elusive girl (Noura) haunted by a crime involving his twin brother.…Published on: -
East of Noon
A modern fable of youngsters standing up to a tyrant showman who rules their town.Published on: -
My Brother, My Brother
Twin brothers trace their bond from their mother’s womb to the moment they’re heartbreakingly separated.Published on: -
The Open Door
An adaptation of Latifa al-Zayyat’s iconic coming-of-age novel about a woman’s political and sexual awakening.Published on: -
In Search of a City (in the Papers of Sein)
Idler Sein’s perambulations become a layered declaration of love to the city of Cairo. Shot before, but edited after the Egyptian revolution.Published on: -
Kira & El Gin
Action-packed anti-colonial epic about an underground resistance unit in Cairo in the 1920s.Published on: -
I Am Hymns of the New Temples
In a psychedelic journey among deities, heroes and titans, the film reads old mythology anew.Published on: -
Voy! Voy! Voy!
Football offers three guys a ticket to Europe – if they can successfully feign blindness.Published on: -
Land of dreams
Woman wants to emigrate to the USA, but discovers the true charm of her own country on New Year’s Eve.Published on: