Laila, Hala and Karima - A Year in Revolutionary Cairo

A film by Ahmed Abdel Mohsen and Eduard Erne

with Laila Soliman (Theatre Director), Hala Elkoussy (Filmmaker and Artist), Karima Mansour (Choreographer) u.a.

52 min, 16:9, colour, stereo
Original language: English, Arabic, German
English Version: English Narration, English Subtitles
Arabic Version: English, Arabic Subtitles
German Version: German Narration, German Voice-Over
A donkeyshot filmproduction in Cooperation with Swiss Television SF and 3sat
ISAN Nr: 0000-0003-16E8-0000-Y-0000-0000-9

Screenings
Credits
Synopsis
Press Review
Press Photo

Screenings

18. April 2012: Goethe Institut Cairo (english, followed by a Panel Discussion on Art and Politics)
1. - 6. April 2012: Leipzig, Festival "Tahrir Cinema"
4.2.2012, 14.30 Uhr: Bern, Kino Kunstmuseum (followed by a discussion)
31.1.2012, 22.25 Uhr: 3sat
29.1.2012, 12.00 Uhr: Swiss Television SRF, «Sternstunden»

Credits

Written & directed by Ahmed Abdel Mohsen and Eduard Erne
Editing: Ahmed Abdel Mohsen, Jakob Nägeli
Cinematography: Ahmed Abdel Mohsen, Sandra Gysi
Original Sound: Willy Pfänder
Sound Mix: Pascal Tsering
Color Correcting: Ursula Deiss
Editing Consulting: Sandra Gysi
Narrator: Phil Hayes
Translation: Manuela Thurner
Producer: Sandra Gysi
Production: donkeyshot filmproduction

Comissioning Editors:
Denise Chervet, Redaktion Sternstunde Kunst SF
Rajan Autze, 3sat
Damian Schnyder, Kulturplatz SF
Barbara Riesen, 3sat
Norbert Bischofberger, Sternstunden SF

Special Thanks to Günther Hasenkamp, Goethe-Institut Cairo
and: Mahmoud Awadallah, Daria Gusberti,Mahmoud Refat, Magdi Mostafa

Synopsis

long version
They were standing in the very centre of the storm, when in January 2011 Cairo's Tahrir Square was shaken about
and the old orders of Egypt started to crumble. Laila Soliman – theatre director, Hala Elkoussy – filmmaker and artist
and Karima Mansour – choreographer: three young women, three female artists. This documentary follows them
through a difficult year of change.
As typical representatives of a new and young generation, already at home in a globalized world with all their senses
and their minds, Laila Hassan Soliman, Hala Elkoussy and Karima Mansour refuse to accept the deadlock the Egyptian
society finds itself in – provocative tales from revolutionary Cairo.

short version
The first year of change from the personal point of view of three Egyptian artists, who participated actively in the
uprising – provocative tales from revolutionary Cairo.

Press Review

Art and revolution, revisited in two new documentaries. In: Egypt Independent (25/4/2012)
Drei Frauen halten die Stellung - Ein neuer Dokumentarfilm zeigt die ägyptische Revolution aus der Sicht dreier Künstlerinnen. In: Der Bund (2/2/2012)

Press Photo

Karima Mansour (JPG 300dpi)
(TIF 300dpi, 2,7 MB, ZIP-Datei)





Laila Soliman and Hala Elkoussy (JPG 300dpi)
(TIF 300dpi, 12 MB, ZIP-Datei)





Hala Elkoussy, Filmmaker and Artist (JPG 300dpi)
(TIF 300dpi, 2 MB, ZIP-Datei)





Karima Mansour, Choreografer (JPG 300dpi)
(TIF 300dpi, 4 MB, ZIP-Datei)





Laila Soliman, Theatre Director (JPG 300dpi)
(TIF 300dpi, 2,1 MB, ZIP-Datei)





Karima Mansour on Tahrir (JPG 300dpi)
(TIF 300dpi, 9,1 MB, ZIP-Datei)