A Chronicle of Tahrir Square explained
| A Chronicle of Tahrir Square |
| Director: | Nour Zaki |
| Starring: | - Abbey Aziz
- Taylor Ann Trad
- Mike Batayeh
- Vargha Davari
- Fouad Hajji
- Mohamed Kholai
- Greg Lucey
- Will Rian
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| Runtime: | 11 minutes |
| Language: | English |
A Chronicle of Tahrir square is a 2014 American-Egyptian independent historic short film written and directed by Nour Zaki. The film won at the 2014 Women’s voices now film festival and was screened at the Chinese theater in Hollywood as a part of the Holly-shorts film festival. The movie sheds the light on the events that occurred in Tahrir Square on 2 February 2011 and the clashes between the anti and pro Mubarak crowd.
Plot
During the climax of the 2011 Egyptian revolution, a young Egyptian girl must go through the violent square to save her father.
Awards
- Women’s voices now film festival 2014[1] - Winner
References
- https://web.archive.org/web/20160629135757/http://www.womensvoicesnow.org/a-chronicle-of-tahrir-square
- http://o.canada.com/entertainment/movies/egypts-first-oscar-nominated-film-a-chronicle-of-tahrir-square-faces-challenges-back-home
External links
- https://vimeo.com/89991396
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FViprOXKiyI
- https://www.elcinema.com/en/work/2035840/
Notes and References
- Web site: WVN Announces the Winners of the 2014 Online Short-Film Festival. 2016-06-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20160223061050/http://www.womensvoicesnow.org/wvn_announces_the_winners_of_the_2014_online_short_film_festival. Women's Voices Now. 2016-02-23. dead.
