The openness and flexibility of the festival is appealing, just like other spaces free from ministry influence and clear institutional visions.
The two exhibitions are well worth a visit, says Nour El Safoury.
Ahmed Shawky’s Al-Garima and Omar El Zohairy’s Zafir both struggle with a similar set of questions, though in different ways.
Words become performative utterances that mold the space and, in the way they are spoken, their tone and pitch, contribute to the internal drive of Mark Lotfy’s films.
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