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Egyptian Features From Emerging Filmmakers Lead the Arabic-Language Titles at the Venice Festival
Egyptian Features From Emerging Filmmakers Lead the Arabic-Language Titles at the Venice Festival
Horizons AïchaDirector: Mehdi M. Barsaoui, (Tunisia,France, Italy, SaudiArabia, Qatar)A drama centering on a woman who flees her small-town life after miraculously surviving a bus accident, but runs into difficulties with her new identity.Sales: The Party Film Sales Horizons ExtraSeeking Havenfor Mr. RamboDirector: Khaled Mansour(Egypt, Saudi Arabia)Set in a working-class Cairo neighborhood, this Egyptian first feature follows a young man forced to confront his fears as he tries to save his canine best friend.Sales: Film Clinic Indie Distribution Final Cut in VeniceAisha Can’t Fly AwayDirector: Morad Mostafa(Egypt, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, France)Aisha, a 26-year-old Somali woman, lives and works in Ain Shams, a neighborhood in Cairo with a large African migrant community.
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