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29 Jan – 8 Feb 2026

Overview of articles

  • The All-Hearing

    An Egyptian ode to loudspeaker libertarianism, Cairo’s omnipresent noise pollution and Sheiks’ determination to have the issue of noise heard.
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  • 13 Essential Rules for Understanding the World

    ‘Never try to change anything,’ say tulips with faces. In his parody of educational films, Magdy’s humour has a cynical edge.
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  • Time Laughs Back at You Like a Sunken Ship

    Basim Magdy’s wide range of work extends from painting to filmmaking and photography. He blends fiction with reality by manipulating how images are re
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  • The Many Colors of the Sky Radiate Forgetfulness

    A mysterious and melancholic take on our fate as mortal beings, the film contemplates the details lost in the construction of history and memory.
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  • A 240 Second Analysis of Failure and Hopefulness (with Coke, Vinegar and other Tear Gas Remedies)

    Employing household liquids used as teargas remedies in the Middle East, bold stains obstruct the clarity of vision in the double slide projection wor
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  • The Dent

    Infused with melancholic tones, a story of collective belief in the face of hopelessness. An unknown city prepares to host the Olympics.
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  • Ziyara Fil-Khareef

    Two women share one husband – when he dies the women are left with their memories.
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  • Isharit Murur

    Quest for the stories of characters and destinations. Unique attempt to tackle the problems of Egyptian young people.
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  • My Father Looks for an Honest City

    Diogenes of Sinope carried a lamp in the daytime to ‘look for an honest man.’ Magdy’s father reenacts the gesture in the outskirts of Cairo.
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  • Crystal Ball

    A haze of grey covers the screen while sonar beeps echo through. Magdy’s camera looks through a crystal ball to find a familiar future.
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