Film programme 3: Mafrouza - Oh Night!
New documentary films from the Middle East
16.10 h
Toi, Waguih
D: Namir Abdel Messeeh, Egypt/France, 2005, 28 min.
A father and his son talk for the first time about the period the director’s father, Messeeh, spent in a labour camp from 1959-1964 – during a time when Egyptian Communists were being persecuted.
16.45 h
Candyfloss stories
D: Hala Elkoussy, 2005, 17 min.
In Hala Elkoussy’s documentary, residents of Cairo relate their dreams and frustrations in the megacity. The roofs high above the city provide the setting.
17.10 h
Mafrouza - Oh Night!
D: Emmanuelle Demoris, France 2007, 148 min.
Life in the district of Mafrouza (in Alexandria), which is built on a necropolis, is the focal point of a long-term research project undertaken by French film-maker Emmanuelle Demoris.
(The director will be presenting her project on 9 Dec. 2007 at 7 p.m.)
19.45 h
Toi, Waguih
D: Namir Abdel Messeeh, Egypt/France, 2005, 28 min.
A father and his son talk for the first time about the period the director’s father, Messeeh, spent in a labour camp from 1959-1964 – during a time when Egyptian Communists were being persecuted.
20:20 h
Candyfloss stories
D: Hala Elkoussy, 2005, 17 min.
In Hala Elkoussy’s documentary, residents of Cairo relate their dreams and frustrations in the megacity. The roofs high above the city provide the setting.
