Author: Adham Youssef

Almost 20 years after his death, the legacy of writer Naguib Mahfouz continues to be present on the Egyptian cultural scene.

Stylistically bold and morally furious, Ali Tamim’s ‘Noah’ rejects the sanitized, sociological gaze usually cast on racialized communities in Germany to expose the emotional architecture of racism.

Like Youssef Chahine’s quadrilogy, which explored his and his family’s defeats, shames, and victories, Namir Abdel Messeeh’s tenderhearted documentary ‘Life After Siham’ turns private mourning into a quiet, searching act of cinema.

After a decade of involvement with the Cairo Intl. Film Festival, Mohamed Tarek steps into the leadership position, prioritizing viewers and revitalizing programming.