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Café Regular, Cairo
Taboos are broken during a candid conversation in a bar. A refreshing look at male-female relations in contemporary Egypt. Screened before Night #1.Published on: -
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.Published on: -
The Story of Milk and Honey
An unknown author fails to write a love story as images and sounds develop into a search for human perception of history and truth.Published on: -
The A77A Project
The work is a 2-D and 3-D animation of a figure of the ancient gods, Anubis. A figure that dwells in the streets of urban…Published on: -
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…Published on: -
A Short Film About War
Narrative documentary made from online-based photos, videos and blogs of war zones, which presents itself as a fictional construct.Published on: -
Dreams of Hind and Camilia (Fragment)
Two women attempt to break free from the brutality and hopelessness of their impoverished lives in Cairo.Published on: -
Maydoum
A poised and elegantly executed ensemble piece of understated, emotionally-nuanced brilliance. Second short film by independent filmmaker Omar RobertPublished on: -
Grandma, a Thousand Times
A poetic documentary from Beirut about the memories of the filmmaker’s grandmother and her husbandry. A portrait of a fascinating woman, but also of LPublished on: -
Incendies
Oppressive thriller and drama of fate all in one. The twins Jeanne and Simon go looking for their roots in a war-torn Middle East. There…Published on: