CROP

CROP is an absorbing account of the Egyptian revolution of 2011 – one that includes no images of the popular uprising itself. Filmed entirely within the offices of Al-Ahram, the country’s largest state-run newspaper, the film is a series of carefully composed shots that expose the institution’s functioning and the former regime’s strict control over information. We are listening to the story of an older photojournalist, that missed out on the revolution due to a hospital stay.

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Awards:

- Golden Key Honorable mention at the 30th Kasseler Dokumentar und Videofest, Germany
- Honorable mention at the CinemAfrica Festival, Stockholm, Sweden
- Klaus Wildenhahn Preis at 11th Hamburg Documentary Film Festival, Germany

Written & Directed: Johanna Domke & Marouan Omara
Camera: Melanie Brugger
Edit: Emad Maher, Johanna Domke
Production: Johanna Domke & Marouan Omara

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Festivals (selection):

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8. Pravo Ljudski Film Festival, BA

12. Paris Human Rights International Film Festival, FR

6. One World - Int. Documentary Film Festival, RO

CinemAfrica Festival, Stockholm, SE

5. AlFilm, Arab Film Festival, Berlin, DE

11. Hamburg Documentary Film Festival, DE

42. International Film Festival Rotterdam, NL

23. Festival del Cinema Africano, Milano, IT

11. Ischia Film Festival, Ischia, IT

13. Yamagata Int. Documentary Film Festival, JP

14. Beirut International Film Festival, LB

17. Jihlava Int. Documentary Film Festival, CZ

57. Int. Leipziger Festival für Dokumentarfilm, DE 


16. RIDM - Montreal Int. Documentary Festival, CA

30. Kasseler Dokumentar und Videofest, DE