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The World through Egyptian Eyes
For too long, Western cinephilia has drawn its borders tightly around Hollywood and a handful of European auteurs. But with its richly curated retrospective, the BFI Southbank opens a long-overdue window onto the visionary world of Youssef Chahine — a filmmaker whose work is as politically fearless as it is emotionally resonant, as grounded in Egyptian reality as it is steeped in cinematic fantasy.
London’s Shubbak Festival
The first festival took place in June 2011 and on that occasion was opened by the Mayor of London. It was originally conceived in 2010, as a one-off platform to show the riches of contemporary Arab culture and to highlight London as a globally connected city.
A Day For Women
“A Day for Women” from Egypt and Saudi Arabia’s feature film “Barakah Meets Barakah” are both refreshing and enchanting with startlingly original perspectives of a world we think we know but one which in reality we don’t really know at all. Both films go a long way in challenging our entrenched prejudices.