#cinema
Egypt’s cinematic gems: A Taste of Fear
A document in which the post-1967 sentiment is delivered by unusual suspects
Rowan El Shimi
6 دقيقة قراءة
تصنيف
Culture
1,332
منشور في هذا التصنيف
#culture tips
Tips from the culture desk: It’s (almost) all about post-iftar music
It’s a bit of a slow week as people and spaces ease into the Ramadan schedule, and we’re mostly recommending musical performances in Cairo, but if you’re in Ramadan hibernation…
Mada Masr
2 دقيقة قراءة
#television
Mada’s Ramadan TV tips 2017: What to watch and what to drop
"Watching this series is as painful as having a tooth pulled."
25 دقيقة قراءة
#visual art
Maeve Brennan’s The Drift and messing up mainstream media stories
An unfathomable place in perpetual need of explaining from the outside
Mia Jankowicz
9 دقيقة قراءة
#Cairo Cinema Days
There is no beach like Gaza’s: Talking to the makers of Gaza Surf Club
Despite the slight stereotyping tendencies, Gaza Surf Club is well worth watching
Amna Magdy
8 دقيقة قراءة
#freedom of expression
Ahmed Naji’s lawyers await details of his acquittal and retrial date
"We can only wait to see who the assigned judge will be.”
4 دقيقة قراءة
#music
On the economic history of making music in Egypt and Yousra El Hawary’s crowdfunding campaign
Crowdfunding may be a way to rebel against the rules of the market and the state.
Ahmed Nada
12 دقيقة قراءة
#music
Cairo, Skype, headphones and a conversation with Onsy
The fourth of our in-depth interviews with musicians is with Egyptian electronic and IDM music producer Onsy
Kamila Metwaly
29 دقيقة قراءة
#visual art
Fattuta and the assassination of Sadat: Conversations with Sherif El Azma on the history of video art in Egypt
On the link between early 1980s TV and the emergence of video art
Ahmed Shawky
9 دقيقة قراءة
#culture tips
Tips from the culture desk: Young artists and constructed futures
Cultural events this week before Ramadan
Mada Masr
4 دقيقة قراءة
#cinema
Egypt’s cinematic gems: Love Over the Pyramid Plateau
Atef al-Tayeb charts a man’s attempt to fulfill his sexual desire without sinning or breaking the law
Ismail Fayed
6 دقيقة قراءة
#archives
Archive-based art: Destabilizing the power of the archive while declaring its victory
Having relied on archives in his work as a filmmaker, Mohammad Shawky Hassan has been thinking about the limits of the practice
Mohammad Shawky Hassan
9 دقيقة قراءة
#cinema
Suicidal Notions: On the selective unboxing of truths
In all good writing there always lies a story beneath the story, and that’s the one that matters
Yasmine Zohdi
8 دقيقة قراءة
#visual art
Against the tyranny of aesthetic fashions: Remnants of Enchantment at Gypsum Gallery
For the first time Gypsum displays the works of two artists in clear reference to their educational background
Ismail Fayed
5 دقيقة قراءة
#culture tips
Tips from the culture desk: Films and gigs before Ramadan
Movies and music to finish off the spring season pre Ramadan
Mada Masr
2 دقيقة قراءة
#cinema
Performing our lives side by side: Roy Dib’s The Beach House
A mesmerizing, enticing and irritating film about old friends sharing a long, flirtatious, messy night.
Laura Bird
6 دقيقة قراءة
#censorship
Filmmakers release film about rural Egypt online after censorship at Cairo festival
The documentary film Azziara (The Visit, 2015), by Marouan Omara and Nadia Mounier in collaboration with Islam Kamal, was prevented from screening…
3 دقيقة قراءة
#cinema
Failed father figures and nuanced storytelling: Bezness as Usual
“Bezness,” the Arabization of the word “business,” took on a specific meaning in 1970s Tunisia.
Lara El Gibaly
6 دقيقة قراءة
#film reviews
Music comes to the rescue of thought: On Jumana Manna’s Palestine music documentary
This sound journey points to the richness of Palestinian history away from Israeli narratives
Maha ElNabawi
7 دقيقة قراءة
#Alexandria
Nassim el-Raqs: A dance of mythical creatures on Alexandria’s streets
Dance festival Nassim el-Raqs is one of Egypt's few remaining contemporary public space art events
Randa Ali
5 دقيقة قراءة
Your support is the only way to ensure independent, progressive journalism survives.
You have a right to access accurate information, be stimulated by innovative and nuanced reporting, and be moved by compelling storytelling. Subscribe now to become part of the growing community of members who help us maintain our editorial independence.
Join us