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Iranian documentaries: Propaganda, revolution, and stereotypes
March 29, 2011
Iranian documentaries: Propaganda, revolution, and stereotypes
The 2011 Cairo Documentary Festival, Egypt Rising, concluded its program on Saturday evening at the American University in Cairo’s Tahrir…
Mapping Subjectivity: Arab cinema tours the world
March 21, 2011
Mapping Subjectivity: Arab cinema tours the world
While the uprisings in the Arab world have scarcely left the television screens of global audiences in recent weeks, a…
AUC dims the lights for Cairo Documentary Festival, starting tonight
March 20, 2011
AUC dims the lights for Cairo Documentary Festival, starting tonight
For a while, it seemed as if the whole world were watching as the Egyptian revolution unfolded, the majority no…
Egypt’s uprising inspires and liberates local filmmakers
March 12, 2011
Egypt’s uprising inspires and liberates local filmmakers
Following the fall of the Mubarak regime, Egyptian artists have been quick to embrace their previously denied right of freedom…
Italian Cultural Institute in Cairo re-opens with mafia movies
March 11, 2011
Italian Cultural Institute in Cairo re-opens with mafia movies
As part of life gradually returning to normal, the Italian Cultural Institute in Cairo has resumed its activities. It has…
Arab uprisings raise hope, doubts among filmmakers
March 8, 2011
Arab uprisings raise hope, doubts among filmmakers
Popular uprisings that toppled veteran leaders in the Arab world have raised hopes among north African filmmakers that the winds…
The blacklist: Pro-Mubarak celebrities in the doghouse
March 7, 2011
The blacklist: Pro-Mubarak celebrities in the doghouse
Appropriately, for a revolution born on the internet, the recent Egyptian uprising has resulted in thousands of YouTube uploads depicting…
‘Sanctum’: Plumbing the depths of forgetability
February 24, 2011
‘Sanctum’: Plumbing the depths of forgetability
In 1988, a team of 15 explorers descended approximately 80 kilometers into a gigantic and elaborate network of uncharted caves…
Dialogue through art: France’s ‘Of Gods and Men’
January 22, 2011
Dialogue through art: France’s ‘Of Gods and Men’
Culture and art are the lifeblood of a democratic society that wants to renovate itself. Cinema is one art form…
Film review: Good music
January 19, 2011
Film review: Good music
“The Chord” (Al Wattar), a new thriller from Egyptian Magdy al-Hawari, deserves to be called a cinematic symphony. The cast…