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AboutMedFest-EgCOMMON GROUND BETWEEN MEDICINE AND FILM
MedFest-EG is a medically themed educational film forum that launched its first edition in Cairo in January, 2017. MedFest-EG offers a different scope of approaching healthcare and filmmaking through exploring common grounds between medicine and film.
We use film as a powerful medium to portray human existence in a world afflicted by mental and physical health challenges.
Our ultimate vision is to support the well-being of individuals in society. Both healthcare professionals and film makers have a social responsibility to deliver their respective messages with clarity and compassion.
The idea for MedFest-EG was inspired by MedFest UK, and founded in Egypt by Dr. Mina El Naggar and Dr. Khalid Ali. Dr. El Naggar is a Clinical nutrition specialist, member of the ESPEN society for clinical nutrition. He is also an actor, with numerous roles in TV and film, an award-winning filmmaker as well as the director of MedFest-EG.
Dr. Ali is a senior lecturer in Geriatrics in Brighton and Sussex Medical School, media and film correspondent for the Medical Humanities Journal in the UK. He is the author of “The Cinema Clinic: Reflections on Film and Medicine” book. In 2017, he produced and directed his first short film ‘Those Little Things’. With his contribution in international film festivals in Cannes, Edinburgh, London, Dubai, Cairo and Sudan Film Festivals, he serves as MedFest-EG international programmer and coordinator.
We also have an esteemed creative team of passionate members from both the medical and artistic worlds to make every edition of MedFest-EG a unique experience.
Films include short narratives, documentaries, animations, video essays and experimental visuals that focus on the humane and psychological aspects of the set theme.
The Films of each edition of MEDFEST-EG have a certain theme, and are chosen meticulously to reflect our vision.
MedFest-EG selects renowned short films as well as advertising an open international call every year with a specific theme. This theme changes yearly to attract high quality and award-winning films from different countries to encourage a diverse intercultural dialogue. Films are carefully selected by a panel of expert specialists from both the film business and medical fields.
Over a series of days, according to a set theme, MedFest-EG screens a selection of short films portraying physical/mental health conditions, followed by a moderated discussion led by a panel of experts. The panel includes artists, film-makers, clinical academics, psychiatrists, psychologists and medical students.
Additionally, we host special feature film screenings discussing the topic of the chosen theme. All films are translated to English and have Arabic language subtitles if their primary language is not Arabic. We secure the local Egyptian authorities’ permission (censorship board) for all screenings.
In 2018, we introduced a parallel program that included workshops and performance art events to broaden our reach to target audience. We are always trying to expand beyond Cairo (Egypt’s capital and cultural centre) to hold our events in other major cities across Egypt and the MENA region.
The Format DIVERSE INTERCULTURAL
DIALOGUE
Leila - Canada - Directed by Aziz Zoromba
Spreading health and well-being knowledge through film screenings is the first step towards enhancing awareness about certain medical conditions, their physical and psychological impact on those affected, their relatives and society. Such awareness would create compassion within the healthcare system; improve service delivery, and reduce the stigma attached to certain illness in society. Screening international films introduces a universal dimension of engaging with different countries and cultural backgrounds discussing similar subjects related to a health condition. MedFest-EG gives a more interesting and multi-faceted approach to the film viewing experience. The discussion panels may provide a platform for supporting and stimulating the production of films with an accurate and humane portrayal of the medical condition.
Our GoalsCOMPASSIONAWARENESS CREATES
The interactive nature of MedFest-EG events allows it to stand out as a haven where Medicine meets Film, where art communicates with science and healthcare professionals engage in a conversation with filmmakers to push the cinematic industry forward.MedFest-EG brings a different and diverse crowd into cinemas to discuss humanity beyond the moving pictures. It also delivers a dynamic format to various cities and venues outside the central cultural hub; these cities do not usually get such opportunities. We consider reaching out to alternative venues part of our social responsibility as passionate believers of the power of art to spread messages of compassion and unity.
Our VisionT O S P R E A D U N I T Y
P O W E R O F A R T
Medical Students & Young Doctors
Being exposed to different cultures while dealing with medical conditions will help them appreciate and disseminate values of compassion and humanity as key qualities in everyday clinical care from clinical and ethical viewpoints.
Filmmakers
Creating a medium that interests filmmakers by debating the cinematic influence on collective medical knowledge and emphasizing the importance of attention to accurate medical information on screen.
Healthcare professionals
People who provide medical care must give accurate information about medical conditions through their everyday encounters with patients and their families.
Patients & General Public
MEDFEST-EG would not be fulfilled without the inclusion of patient groups and all those who take an interest in the human condition portrayed in film.
Psychiatrists & Psychologists
Dissecting the psychological profile of dramatic characters and questioning the significant individual and societal implications that might arise from portraying them on screen.
Screenwriters, Cinematographers& Visual Artists
Reaching a common ground that stresses the importance of delivering an artistic vision in portraying matters related to health and medicine in films.
We believe that such an educational forum should be inclusive to all. Therefore; everyone is invited to join, including children. Medfest 2019 will be a special edition about children health and wellbeing. We will be hosting special screenings and workshops dedicated to children. However, we passionately encourage the following target groups to participate meaningfully from the forthcoming forum.
Our Target Audience
Bringing two seemingly different worlds together was never easy, but our enthusiasm and belief in the power and importance of art in medicine made that possible ever since Dr. El Naggar and Dr. Ali met and discovered their mutual passion for film alongside their medical careers. They used their keen eye for high quality films in exploring the potential of creativity and humanity beyond illness as seen in film. Both doctors were the driving force to establish the forum in its first edition in 2017 with support from the British Council, the Egyptian Ministry of Culture | Cultural and Development Fund, The Royal College of Psychiatry (UK) and International Federation for Medical Student Association (IFMSA). In April 2017, the first edition was a huge success as it satisfied the audience’ need for such films that are rarely seen in cinemas. The format of bringing healthcare professionals and film makers closer together made it an even more enriching experience. So we were enthused to continue.
For the second edition in 2018, we introduced a parallel program in addition to our regular setting of screenings and discussions. This edition had an incredible impact with very positive feedback. Furthermore we had our first international screening in Tunisia and managed for the first time to hold a MedFest-EG event in El Minya with support from our loyal partners; Goethe Institute and the British and US embassies in Cairo.
Our StoryT H E I L L N E S S
H U M A N I T Y B E Y O N D
This success has attracted new members to our team as new organisations and people became excited about the idea and volunteering to help. Our fan-base of followers and supporters expanded remarkably. The attendance rate has grown and diversified with over 1500 attendees. We have an excellent organic reach on Social Media as our Facebook page reached more than 10,000 followers and growing. Medfest-EG news also featured in dozens of media outlets and they all had something positive to say.
“The event’s theme grabbed my attention the films discussed important issues highlighting what some intentionally ignore”
22, Female attendee
31, Male, Photographer
“The film choices is exquisite and the panel discussion and the diverse background of panel and attendees made the discussion rich and diverse”45, Female, NGO member
“Relating medicine to cinema was more than perfect... I think it was such an amazing inspirational force for me”
“Helps audience to tell their stories and interact positively with their illnesses”
“The ease of delivering information through film. ”
“I thought it was all medical, but I saw good cinema”
“ Showed me aspects of life that I was not aware of before”
“Shining spotlight on untapped potential”
20, Female, Medical student
51, Male, Audience member
38, Male, Physician
Al Ahram Online
Masrawy.com
In 2019, MedFest-EG will be about the wellbeing of the future generations by focusing on children health. Across the different generations that we have witnessed and belong to, child care has gone through some enormous developments in terms of the modern age approach to child psychiatry, upbringing and disease management.
We plan to screen films that discuss children’s mental and physical health and portray them in realistic, humane narratives on screen. In line with our belief in the power of Art and Cinema, we want to inaugurate an informed discussion between filmmakers, young doctors and healthcare professionals and the general public, about the little ones whose world is larger than we can ever imagine.
According to Campas - central agency for public mobilization and statics, Over one third of the population in Egypt is below the age of 14. We believe that children deserve our attention and awareness of their mental and physical health issues. It is our social responsibility at MedFest-EG to build a bridge between the affected populations, health care professionals, and filmmakers to honestly discuss such issues in film and extend our outreach to parents, educators and child facilitators.
We, at MedFest-EG, are all working hard to reach this goal and would definitely need support not just to hold our main screening events, but also to broaden the horizon of the parallel program. We plan to extend our events to an all-year program of screenings, performances and workshops in children hospitals, schools and NGOs working with children with special needs and those in underprivileged areas in various cities across Egypt. Through this edition we hope to spark the beginning of a different kind of conversation about children health that would last well beyond 2019.
Proposed DATES AND VENUESMarch 21 st , 2019, Zawya Cinema, Cairo.Screening events in other cities and governorates are in plan.
Children Health2019 EDIT ION
Film Selection:
Process is done through hunting unique award-winning films fitting the scope of this edition. We are looking for films that recently screened in film festivals alongside an international open call for filmmakers through our social media portals to submit their films.
Films are selected by a panel of renowned specialists from both the film-making and medical fields.
We want to attract high quality films that deal with different psychological and physical health conditions of children such as Autism, ADHD, Down syndrome, malnutrition, congenital diseases, children oncology, etc. In addition we want to expand the scope of the edition to include films that discuss troubled children and early teens with stories about bullying, child labor and refugee children affected by wars or natural disasters.
We want to include films that portray family dynamics among parents of children with a health related condition and those dealing with a loss of a child. Also films that tell stories of child support systems and people like teachers, facilitators, social workers, etc. and their relationship with children suffering from a health related condition.
The final film selection and program to be announced by mid-February 2019.
Well-beingGenerations
O F T H E F U T U R E
We are taking the educational and artistic experience of MedFest-EG far beyond film screenings where we try putting together ideas and insights from different groups of healthcare professionals, filmmakers and children and their families in workshops and camps directed towards healthcare awareness and filmmaking for children about their own topics.
The objective of the parallel program is to add more space for interaction and reflections based on the topics tackled in the films selection.
The Parallel program will consist of 2-3 workshops conducted by Psychiatrists, Psychologists and Artists.
Timing and Location will be determined after the announcement of our final program in early March 2019.
ParallelWorkshopsP R O G R A M
The first MEDFEST-EG edition came to the light in January and April of 2017, Tackling mental health issues which have always been a part of the collective consciousness of communities. Whether spoken about loudly or shunned from public discussions, mental health has been and would always be a concern for us all and despite the occurrence of global changes towards dealing with mental health issues, stigmas are still there and correctly dealing with them requires communication;that would always be our goal.
16 FILMS from 8 Countries :Egypt, KSA, UAE, Sudan, UK, USA, Canada and the Netherlands.3 Days in 2 Cities: Cairo and Alexandria.27 screenings in 3 Venues: Markaz El Ibdaa, Falaki Theater and Jesuit Culture Center Alexandria.17 Guests: from 4 Countries.Over 10 TV and Radio reports: Nile FM, 95.04, Mega FM, Dream TV, Nile life, Nile Drama, CBC Extra, ON TV.20 News Articles: Ahram Online, Al Masry Elyoum, Al Bawaba news, El Bayan and EgyptToday.80% Audience: attendance of the venues’ capacity.
The edition was supported by The British Council, Ministry of Culture | Cultural and Development Fund, The Royal College of Psychiatry and International Federation for Medical Student Association (IFMSA).
Under The Skin
2 0 1 7E D I T I O N
5 pounds - Eg - directed by Mohamed adeeb
Under The Skin
2017FILMS Director: Mohammad Shawky Hassan
A film essay reflecting on the concepts of “sanity” and “madness.” With the use of images, sounds and text, the author contemplates on the impossibility of capturing the essence of madness, which transcends the limitations of any specific discourse, be it medical, social or psychoanalytical.The film subtly touches on all these discourses, approaches this impossibility, and documents the author’s several attempts and failures to make a film that represents the “mad” or the experience of “madness”, which have all led to this realisation of the impossibility of defining or representing madness.
Compos Mentis2016 | 15 mins | Egypt
2010 | 11 mins | Egypt
Director: Mohamed Adib
The movie reveals the struggle of a son that goes through caretaker syndrome, who takes care of apatient (his mother) and eventually does not take care of himself. The son in the movie, Ahmed Al-Fishawy does not get good sleep, has no job, has no life as his uttermost concern is his mother. Safeya Al-Emari, the mother in the movie suffers from Alzheimer’s and has already forgot her own son.
5 Pounds
Director: Lindsay Goodall
Irene is an engaging story about the filmmaker’s 92 year old grandmother, and the daughter who cares for her. While suffering from Alzheimer’s and decreasing physical ability, Irene’s feisty personality still shines through, often leading to both laughter and heartache. Irene is a personal portrayal of three generations of women who all have to face a difficult decision. The film observes particular circumstances which highlight the tension between Irene’s desire to live at home and the dangers she faces in doing so. A very moving representation of the difficulties faced by Carers of Patients of Alzheimer Disease in modern days England. It discusses the issues of Capacity. And the very challenging interface between Personal autonomy and the pressing needs of care in medical, social and legal domains.”
Irene 2008 | 11 mins | U.K
Director: Amjad Abu al Ala
A strange man enters a studio and asks a young photographer for a strange favor that will change their lives forever.
Studio 2012 | 8 mins | Sudan,UAE
Director: Dolly Sen
A powerful portray of various psychiatric symptoms as suffered by the patient , it gives an insight of the subjective experience of the suffered and how it could be appreciated by the observer and those close to the patient.
Outside 2013 | 6 mins | U.K
Director: Marwa Zein
The story of a divorced mother and her little daughter, who proposes her to play a game. Through the game, the true relationship between them reveals itself.
A Game 2010 | 6 mins | Egypt
Director: Shatha Masoud
While struggling between depression and anxiety, a filmmaker films three people, who share theirexperiences with clinical depression and panic attacks.
Mamsous2016 | 30 mins | UAE, Saudi Arabia
Director: Macfarlane Ursula Classical pianist and former psychiatric patient James Rhodes takes a grand piano into a psychiatric hospital to play pieces he hopes will resonate with patients
Notes From Inside2013 | 13 mins | U.K
2013 | 10 mins | UK
Director: Mavie Maher
An eight-year-old girl dies in an attack on a mosque, which affects her teacher Mariam’s life. Mariam constantly asks herself questions about religion, God, and the relationship between Muslims and Christians.
Baheya 2013 | 12 mins | Egypt
Director: Seif Alrabie
An accident in his childhood has led to speech disorders and violent stuttering and a lot of mockery .On the part of his fellow men. But the 20-year-old Zayyo surprises his surroundings with one Extraordinary talent that is a sign of self confidence.l Rabie
Zeyo 2016 | 11 mins | Sudan
Director: Ismael EguiProduction: Icaro Films and Iman Music
Alejandra is dealing with a psychologic trauma in therapy, trying to recall her last moments with her boyfriend.
Regression 2016 | 7 mins | Colombia
Director: Mohamed Adel
A documentary film about the life of a father after resecting his leg, and the fear of the family members after the operation.
My Father 2015 | 10 mins | Egypt
Awards: Swiss Film AwardBest Animated film 2016Director: Rafael Sommerhalder
A scarecrow, a storm, a broken leg. The resonant sound of a sea shell. Leaving forever.
Au Revoir Balthazar2016 | 10 mins | Switzerland
Director: James Groves, Chris Harding, Richard Kenworthy
A Robot is used to calm, reassure and provide first Aid to an injured, suspicious (? paranoid) patient. The film illustrates the value of effective communication in diffusing crisis – a unique film.
Dr. Easy
About Her
2 0 1 8E D I T I O N
The female holds a special position in medicine and has always been an inspiration for art. They harbor life within their bodies and their journeys, health issues and societalproblems involve and affect us all.
We wanted to showcase films that offer an honest portrayal of what it means to be a girl or a woman facing healthcare related issues in the modern world. We also initiated a parallel program to give a wider chance for interaction and reflection on the topics tackled in the selected films. There were 4 Workshops conducted by Psychiatrists, Psychologists and Artists. we had:
22 FILMS: from 11 Countries Egypt, UK, USA, Irealand, Denmark, Saudi Arabia, UAE, France, Sudan, Canada, and Germany.
5 Days in 3 Cities: Cairo, Alexandria and El Minya.1 International Screening Session: in Festival International de Films de Femme “Regards de Femmes” in Tunisia. 33 screenings in 3 Venues: Zawya Cairo, Goethe institute in Cairo, Jesuit Culture Center Alexandria and Dar Sebastien Hammamat, Tunisia and Egypt Public Library, El MInya.10 Guests: from 3 Countries.Over 10 TV and Radio reports: Nile FM, 95.04, Mega FM, Dream TV, Nile life, Nile Drama, CBC Extra, ON TV and Al Arabeya TV..
This edition was supported by British council Egypt, Goethe Institute, Soft power productions, USA embassy in Cairo, The Foundation Gallery - London, IFMSA Egypt (international federation of medical student association), Zawya, Jesuit cultural center, Zat studio, Dawar art space, with our media partners as Scoop Empire, What Women wants, Cairo central, lenstart productions and Special thanks MAD solution.
Con Madre - USA - Directed by Clancy McCarty
The second MEDFEST-EG edition opened in April 2018, focusing on women’s health and well-being.
About Her
2018FILMS
Awards: Nashville Film Festival 2018 - Grand Jury Prize (Nominee), Bridgestone Narrative Feature CompetitionDirector: Blandine LenoirTopic: Menopause, Sexuailty, Pregnancy ,Hormonal changes and there psychological and medical reflections
Fifty-year-old Aurore Tabort, separated from her husband and newly unemployed, discovers she is to become a grandmother. She feels as if her own life has come to a standstill, and is slowly being pushed away to the fringes of society. But after bumping into the great love of her youth, Totoche, something changes… Aurore wonders if it might still be possible to embark on something new.
Aurore 2018 | 2 mins | France
Award: 2017 Cannes Lion Winner.Director: Shabazz LarkinTopic: Maternal mortality, Global women's health.
Women around the world die during childbirth every two minutes. This is the mission to end maternal mortality for good. Shot in Cape Town, Port St. John, South Africa and Jodhpur, India. Premiering on International Woman's Day.
Push 2017 | 3 mins | U.S.A
Director: Margaret Cheatham Williams and Joanna NeborskyTopic: Infertility
This short film is part of Fertility Network UK's ongoing campaign, #TalkFertility. It explores one couple's struggle as they embark on IVF, facing an unknown future.
Waiting 2018 | 2 mins | U.S.A
Director: Clancy McCartyTopic: Midwives and the journey of pregnancy in rural areas of Guatemala Home births
Short documentary film that highlights the importance of midwifery care in one of the most dangerous countries in Central America to give birth, Guatemala. Two women share their own personal stories of empowerment and dedication to helping women and families in their communities.
Con Madre 2017 | 3 mins | U.S.A
Director: Margaret Cheatham Williams & Joanna NeborskyTopic: Pregnancy and psychological changes
At 17, Marie loved feeling like anything was possible. Then she watched the line on her pregnancy test turn pink.
Marie 2018 | 4 mins | U.S.A
Director: Will Webb / Phoebe NightingaleTopic: Mother-daughter relationship
Pip explores the space between motherhood and motherlessness, through the analogy of an orange tree. A pregnant woman reminisces on her childhood, and wonders how she will bring up her own children without her late mother’s guidance.
Pip 2017 | 5 mins | U.K
Director: Daniel MichalosTopic: Still birth, Trauma on parents
A young couple awaits their first child. When they learn that it will die before birth, they escape to the countryside. While she is waiting for the child to die (inside her), the differences between the couple emerge and destroy their relationship.
Sternkind 2016 | 22 mins | Germany
Director: Damien O'DonnellTopic: Post natal psychosis, Children with special needs & Carer burden
A woman is excited about the approaching birth of her first child. A multi-award winning Irish short film that questions the presumption of motherly love.Awards: Best Narrative Short Film, SXSW 2016, Silver Dragon, Best Drama, Krakow 2016 ,Best Irish Short, Foyle Film Festival 2015, Best Irish Short, IndieCork 2015, Best Drama, Fastnet Film Festival, Vanguard Award, San Francisco Short Film Festival, Best Actress, Soria Film Festival, Best Director, Kinsale Sharks Awards
How Was Your Day? 2015 | 14 mins | Ireland
Director: Julie GautierTopic: womanhood
Ama is a dance silent film. It tells a story everyone can interpret in their own way, based on their own experience. There is no imposition, only suggestions.
Ama 2018 | 7 mins | France
Director: Margaret Cheatham Williams & Joanna NeborskyTopic: Post natal depression
Yael’s mother suffered from postpartum depression, and ultimately committed suicide. Now a mother herself, would she leave her own sons to the same fate?
Yael 2018 | 4 mins | US.A
Director: Maggie MorganTopic: Intimacy after breast cancer
Samia questions issues of beauty and body image after she has just had a mastectomy. Questions of love, relationship, lifestyle, and communication all arise in the aftermath of this experience. Ultimately Samia discovers reasons why she finds life worthwhile.
As For Me 2011 | 9 mins | Egypt
Award: Best Narrative Short Film, 3rd Short Film Festival - Port SaidDirector: Sherif El BendaryTopic: Motherhood Routine and gender stereotypes
An Egyptian short film, based on Dario Fo's play "waking up". Award winner of best short film in Port Said's third short film festival
Good Morning2006 | 8 mins | Egypt
Director: Hanaa Saleh AlfassiTopic: Onset of puberty and sexual harassment, adolescent trauma.
Taghreed is a young Muslim Saudi girl who is uncomfortable with her culture's religious constraints, so she always wears her favorite grey jacket on top of her Abaya and shivers at the thought of wearing a face cover (Niqab). When she gets her first period, she hidesthe bleeding from her family, then sneaks into her older sister’s room to stealsanitary pads. Taghreed’s suffering does not stop at this point, but it reaches the sexual harassment by the father of one of her classmates. She is trying to stop him in every possible way.
Lollipop 2017 | 13 mins | Saudi Arabia
Director: Oliver ZimmermanNTopic: FGM (Female Genital Mutilation)
Silent Scream is drama-documentary made by 27 young women who attend schools in the Bristol area, with the support of Zed Productions and Integrate Bristol.Its primary aim is to persuade the communities that the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) must stop.
Silent Scream 2013 | 12 mins | U.K
Director: Linda PattiloTopic: Physical and psychological journeyof breast cancer stages and treatment
Murray-Paige, a former local news reporter and anchor, is diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 38, she sets up a diary camera in her bedroom. Ann's video diaries--raw and true--offer an intimate chronicle of a young mother's nine-month journey with breast cancer, punctuated with humor and poignancy.
The Breast CancerDiaries
Awards: Best Animation Film Award :Pennine Film Festival | UK, New York International Short Film Festival | USA, Il Faut International Film Festival | Belarus, Kraljevski Film Festival | Serbia, Silver Remi Award, Annual International Independent Film Festival (Worldfest-Houston) | USA, FARCUME International Festival of Short Film Faro| PortugalDirector: Boubaker BoukhariTopic: Issues of non-belonging, alienation in society
The film follows Karouma, the unique gifted Child who is striving to break through and to leave his parents’ nest to pursue his dreams and live his life in its full potential.
Karouma
2008 | 2 mins | U.S.A
2016 | 12 mins | U.AE
Awards: Won Emirati Best Picture at the Final Image Nation’s First Arab Film Studio, Documentary competitionDirector: Amna El NowaisTopic: FGM and it's psychological impacy
The story of a 32-year-old Abu Dhabi-based receptionist Omnia Ibrahim, who has had three years of counselling in an effort to come to terms with the illegal “purification” ceremony performed on her, with her parents’ consent, when she was 10 or 11, welcomed the chance to shed light on the issue.
Omnia 2015 | 9 mins | U.A.E Egypt
Director: Mina MagdyTopic: Gender role reversal, discrimination against women, Society prejudice against women, Gender politics Gender stereotypes
Ibn Benoot is a black comedy fantasia imaging a world in which women are dominant over men and controls his destiny and choices.“The film is aimed more at men and is telling them to wake up. I wanted to shock men into realizing that if the things happening to women were happening to men, they wouldn’t be able to bear it.”
Virgin Male 2014 | 10 mins | Egypt
Director: Aziz ZorombaTopic: Adolescent identity Coming of age in imigrmant population or women.
When her conservative parents refuse to let her go to a birthday party, Leila goes against their will and rebels for the first time. Accustomed to isolation, she finds herself seduced by the outside forces that challenge her cultural identity.
Leila 2017 | 11 mins | Canada
Director: Paul MurphyTopic: Domestic violence-Gender based violence - Post traumatic stress syndrome
A chance bus stop encounter between Karen, a shy, introverted woman and Niki, a loud, over-confident teenage girl takes a deeper turn, when personal secrets are inadvertently revealed, and confessions take the place of pleasantries.
Stop 2012 | 14 mins | U.K
A young woman is increasingly getting tired of adult life. Her daily routine is restricted by norms and expectations of the modern world, and social media have replaced human interaction. One day, she sees Bacchus, a charismatic sensual figure, who lures her into a colorful world, which is a complete opposite of her reality.
Director: Rikke A. K. PlanetaTopic: Feminism and sexuality
Bacchus 2018 | 5 mins | Denmark
Awards: Winner of Best Film, in Mobile Cinema Film Festival - EgyptDirector: Mazen LotfyTopic: Gender based violence
violence against women became a normal thing within the society, the society became more hungry for higher doses of violence to show empathy or interfere.
Red 2017 | 5 mins | Egypt
Our PanelistsT H A N K Y O U
The list of believers in the power of art to change and the necessity of bringing medicine and film together,
who joined us in the discussion panels and workshops, is growing.
Our Supporters& P A R T N E R S
