FILMS

The Mosireen Collective

Omar is a founding member of Mosireen, a media/film collective in Cairo born out of the Egyptian revolution. Some of the documentary films he has been involved in are collected here. 

Though I Know the River is Dry (2013)

Caught between his brother's past and his child's future, one man's choice triggers catastrophe for his whole family.

Winner
Prix UIP, Rotterdam 2013

Nominated
TIger Award for Short Film, Rotterdam 2013
Best Short Film, European Film Awards [December 2013]


www.riverdryfilm.com

   

The People Demand the Fall of the Regime (2012)

Propaganda for January 25th 2012. 

   

The Camel Battle (2011)


Wednesday 2nd February was a pivotal day of the Egyptian Revolution. Peaceful protesters were attacked by men on horses and camels in Tahrir Square. A battle raged for over 24 hours as the men and women of the Revolution defended themselves and the square that embodied our struggle. 

This is one perspective of the day. 


Funeral March (2011)


A short remix of the above film put together for an aborted project with an Egyptian television channel.


Maydoum (2010)


"A poised and elegantly executed ensemble piece of understated, emotionally-nuanced brilliance." (Rotterdam Film Festival Guide)

When he hears his cousin is to sell their grandmother's land, Sharif gets on the first plane to Cairo. On arrival, he finds himself faced with old arguments and new decisions in a changing country.

Shot over 2009 in Cairo and London, Maydoum stars Khalid Abdalla (the Kite Runner, Green Zone) in an original screenplay by best-selling novelist Ahdaf Soueif.

Official Selection
Dubai  |  Rotterdam  |  Detmold  |  Adana  |  National Geographic: All Roads

When I Stretch Forth Mine Hand (2009)


Commissioned as part of a collective of personal responses (Gaza's Winter) to the 08/09 assault on Gaza - When I Stretch Forth Mine Hand uses the poetry of Suheir Hammad and a mixture of personal recordings, news material and found footage to explore personal and political tensions born of Egypt's role in the assault - and its wider relationship with Israel and Palestine.

Official Selection
Ankara | Athens | Arizona Underground | Boston Palestine | Corto Del Med | Detmold | Euroshorts | Karachi | Naoussa | Sydney Fringe | London Palestine | Zero NYC & LA.




Jump Clubb: Angeles (2009)

Music video for Jump Clubb's cover of the Elliott Smith song.


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