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Date: | Feb 2, 2014 6:00pm |
Organized by: | Mashrabia Gallery of Contemporary Art |
Venue: | Mashrabia Gallery of Contemporary Art |
Address: | 15 Mahmoud Bassiouny St, Cairo, Egypt |
Website: | www.facebook.com/events/212422025613398 |
"Bye Bye" Short film, 6 mins, arabic with english subtitles, 2012
In revolutionary Cairo, the filmmaker tries to let go of objects accumulated over generations. He films inside the huge flat that used to belong to his parents, with an interior that dates back from years preceding another revolution. How can he makes any decisions in these unsettling times? Familiar objects also have their story.
"I don't know" (Ma3rafsh) Short film, 5 mins, arabic with english subtitles, 2012
Paul is going trough a family album. Memories come back. He remembers parents and grand parents. Once again a familiar place have changed or do not exist anymore and very close relatives can be hard to recognize.
"Camera Maya" Short film, 1 min, Silent, 2011
Am Abbas was probably the last Camera Mayya operator in Egypt. The filmmaker has his portrait taken.
"Molokkheya 1: The trailer" Extract from the long version, work in progress, 2 min, arabic with english subtitles, 2014
Corchorus geneus; Egyptian Spinach…
Mulukhyah, Mloukhiya, Molokhia, Mulukhiyah, Mullukhiyyah.
Or how everything leads to politics.