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Egypt's cinematic gems • 11 min read

Egypt’s Cinematic Gems: The Open Door

Ismail Fayed | Ismail Fayed explores Henry Barakat’s adaptation of Latifa al-Zayat’s 'The Open Door'

16 July 2018

film festivals • 18 min read

Defying the gaze of others in Abu Bakr Shawky’s Yomeddine

Adham Youssef | Yomeddine brings the road movie genre to vibrant yet marginalized parts of the country

1 June 2018

Cairo Cinema Days • 16 min read

I Have a Picture: Between romanticized art and an authoritarian industry

Ahmed Refaat and Bassam Mortada | Two takes on Mohamed Zedan’s debut documentary “I Have a Picture”

30 April 2018

Cairo Cinema Days • 46 min read

Your guide to navigating Cairo Cinema Days 2

Areej Gamal, Doaa Nabhan, Leila Arman, Rowan El Shimi, Wafaa Elsaeed and Yasmine Zohdi | Mada Masr's culture team takes a look at this year's Cairo Cinema Days lineup

23 April 2018

film reviews • 10 min read

Egypt’s cinematic gems: The Night They Arrested Fatima

Hessen Hossam | Hessen Hossam reflects on Henry Barakat’s The Night They Arrested Fatima, 1984

16 April 2018

film reviews • 12 min read

The vicious circles of love and cruelty in Poisonous Roses

Fatma Amer | Fatma Amer reviews Ahmed Fawzi Saleh's Poisonous Roses

29 March 2018

film reviews • 16 min read

From traffic jams and cake to depressive teenagers: Highlights of the 3rd Zawya Short Film Festival

Hessen Hossam | Mada Masr reviews several of the films screened at the Zawya Short Film Festival

5 February 2018

Cairo International Film Festival • 8 min read

Withered Green: A new brand of realism

Muhammad El-Hajj | Withered Green presents a realism that adopts a fresh interpretation of reality

28 November 2017

film reviews • 6 min read

Scary Mother: An insightful look at the horrors of the artistic process

Hessen Hossam | An introspective look at the artistic process and the overwhelming power that imagination can possess

20 November 2017

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