Shashet Townhouse
dal 3/3/2015 al 17/3/2015
Segnalato da
3/3/2015
Shashet Townhouse
Townhouse Gallery, Cairo
A series of film screenings taking place Wednesday nights at the library. This month: personal stories from Cairo.
Shashet Townhouse is a series of film screenings taking place Wednesday nights at the library. This month will bring us personal stories from Cairo. The films will be screened at 7:00 pm, followed by a conversation with the directors. The films are in Arabic, subtitled to English, and open to everyone.
Program:
Wednesday 4th March, 7:00 pm
Mohamed saved from the waters
Safaa Fathy
Egypt – 2012 – 95 mins
My brother Mohamed lived all his days next to the Nile. And he was as sick as this highly polluted river. The film deals with the relationship to the body, tradition, religion, family, healing, and survival in a modern Egypt
Wednesday 18th March, 7:00 pm
Cairo from five to seven
Ahmed Aboul Fadl
Egypt – 2013 – 12 mins
a short documentary that captures the City in its most tranquil and calm state
Overnight
Noha El Madaawi
Egypt – 2012 – 14 mins
“-You are not very realistic
-That’s true, I am not of the realist genre”
The City of the Dead
Sérgio Tréfaut
Egypt / Portugal – 2009 – 62 mins
Prepared and shot over five years (2004-2009), this film aspires to show the invisible soul of the cemetery that has everything: bakeries, cafes, children’s schools and puppet theaters
Press Contact:
Sarah Bahgat - Media and Communications sarah@thetownhousegallery.com
Townhouse Gallery
Hussein El Me'mar Pasha Street
Mon - Wed 10am to 9pm, Fri 6pm, Sat - Sun 10am to 9pm