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EyeBrows

( 2018 )
Short Film Competition |
 
Egypt
 |
 Arabic |
 21 min

About the film

“What is the one thing you wish was not forbidden?” Aiesha posts the controversial question in a closed Facebook group for her burka-wearing peers. Aiesha, who is nicknamed among her peers as the “fair-eyed haori”, meets her friend Sally at the mall shortly after the post. She hides more than her body and face under her burka; and during the seemingly ordinary shopping trip, she discovers that what she hates most about her life is right over her eyes.

Director

Tamer Ashry

Tamer Ashry is a director, producer, and script-writer with 15 years of experience working in film and television in Egypt and the Middle East. His specialty is in documentary, fiction film, Reality TV and commercials. He is passionate about creating content that will have a social impact. His work has been screened at numerous international festivals and featured on PBS, and BBC. He has also directed work for Emmy and Oscar-winning filmmakers Gini Reticker (Trials of Spring), and Thomas Lennon (Sacred). Most recently, Tamer directed his first feature fiction film, “Photocopy.” The film won Best Arab Film at El-Gouna International Film Festival, Best Feature Film at Tripoli Film Festival in Lebanon, and Best Script at Oran International film festival in Algeria.

Producer

Moustafa Salah, Haitham Dabbour, Safei Eldin Mahmoud, Tamer Ashry

Production Company

BEE Media Productions, Red Star for Production and Distribution

Screenplay

Haitham Dabbour

Cinematography

Mohamed Abd Elraouf

Editing

Randa Mahmoud

Sound

Ahmed Adnan

Cast

Asmaa Abo Elyazid, Mariam Elkhosht, Ali Eltayb, Ahmed Othman

Contacts

Producer

Moustafa Salah, Haitham Dabbour, Safei Eldin Mahmoud, Tamer Ashry

Production Company

BEE Media Productions, Red Star for Production and Distribution

Screenplay

Haitham Dabbour

Cinematography

Mohamed Abd Elraouf

Editing

Randa Mahmoud

Sound

Ahmed Adnan

Cast

Asmaa Abo Elyazid, Mariam Elkhosht, Ali Eltayb, Ahmed Othman

Contacts

More About Film

“What is the one thing you wish was not forbidden?,” Aiesha posts the controversial question in a close Facebook group for her burqa-wearing peers. Aiesha, who is nicknamed among her peers as the fair eyed haori, meets her friend Sally at the mall shortly after the post. Under her burka, she hides more than her body and face, and during the seemingly ordinary shopping trip, she discovers that what she hates most about her life lays right over her eyes.

Producer

Moustafa Salah, Haitham Dabbour, Safei Eldin Mahmoud, Tamer Ashry

Production Company

BEE Media Productions, Red Star for Production and Distribution

Screenplay

Haitham Dabbour

Cinematography

Mohamed Abd Elraouf

Editing

Randa Mahmoud

Sound

Ahmed Adnan

Cast

Asmaa Abo Elyazid, Mariam Elkhosht, Ali Eltayb, Ahmed Othman

More About Film

“What is the one thing you wish was not forbidden?,” Aiesha posts the controversial question in a close Facebook group for her burqa-wearing peers. Aiesha, who is nicknamed among her peers as the fair eyed haori, meets her friend Sally at the mall shortly after the post. Under her burka, she hides more than her body and face, and during the seemingly ordinary shopping trip, she discovers that what she hates most about her life lays right over her eyes.