Cycle 'Women Filmmakers in Egyptian Cinema Today'.
The Fundación Tres Culturas is once again collaborating with Casa Árabe in its Tuesday Cinema programme. Once again, we are once again focusing our attention on Egypt, the most veteran of the Arab film industries and undoubtedly the most prestigious, which on this occasion offers us productions that are a reflection of new trends.
This cycle - originally programmed by Casa Árabe, which has also been in charge of translating and subtitling the films proposed by the National Film Centre in Cairo - is a wonderful sample of Egyptian cinema, in constant renovation and an inescapable reference when it comes to looking at the horizon of Arab cinema.
The three films selected to showcase current Egyptian productions have been directed by women, reflecting the current evolution of the seventh art in the Middle East and North Africa region, where an increasing number of women are now behind the camera, either as screenwriters or directors.
Tuesday, 27 January. 8.30 p.m.
Asham: A Man Called Hope (Asham)
Directed by Maggie Morgan (Egypt, 2013, 87 minutes).
Synopsis
Dalia wants to open an art gallery. Ibtesam, a nurse, wants a promotion. Ahlam gets a job in the services of a shopping centre and her aspirations end there. The character who will weave a web between the lives of these and other women is Asham, a street vendor. And all this against the backdrop of the hopes and illusions of the turbulent revolutionary period.
Free admission until full capacity is reached.
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