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Dream of Shahrazad (The) - حلم شهرزاد

  • Dream of Shahrazad (The) - حلم [...]
Genre : Political
Type : Documentary
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2014
Format : Feature
Running time : 107 (in minutes)
http://www.facebook.com/TheDreamOfShahrazad

In the classic of Arabian literature, 1001 Nights, Princess Shahrazad saves the lives and soul of her people through her skilled storytelling. Now, Verster draws from this rich tapestry to weave his own tale for modern times, crossing the pre- and post-revolution territories of the Arab Spring, in which creativity and storytelling form the life-blood of resistance. A Turkish conductor prepares his orchestra for a performance of Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade in the shadow of Gezi Park, his story intermingling with that of a young Lebanese internet activist, an Egyptian artist and a Cairo theatre troupe, forming a constellation of characters and stories in a shimmering, hybrid film unlike any other.

A film by Francois Verster

South Africa / Egypt / Jordan / France / Netherlands | 2014 | 1hr47mins



Country :South Africa
Production Year :2014
Runtime: 107 Minutes

Director: François Verster
Screenwriter: François Verster
Cinematographer: François Verster
Editors: Peter Neal, Menno Boerema
Music Composer: Peter Coyte
Edit Consultant & Additional Editing: Peter Neal
Producer: Shameela Seedat (Undercurrent Film & Television, Cape Town, South Africa)
Producer: Neil Brandt (Fireworx Media, Johannesburg, South Africa)
Producer: Wael OMAR (Middlewest Films, Cairo, Egypt)
Co-producer: Lucas Rosant (Melia Films, Paris, France)
Co-producer: Fleur Knopperts (Volya Films, The Netherlands)
Associate Producer: Didem PEKUN (Turkey)

Print: ucurrent@mweb.co.za


Festival Appearances
IDFA, Human Rights Watch FF

Screenings at Encounters 2015
* CT: Sun 14 8pm CN V&A Q&A
* Jozi: Fri 6 8.45pm Bio | Fri 12 6.30pm CN Rosebank
http://www.encounters.co.za/dream-of-shahrazad/

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AR

مازجاً الموسيقى والسياسة ورواية القصص، يستكشف الفيلم الأحداث الأخيرة في الشرق الأوسط من خلال "ألف ليلة وليلة" وبطلتها شهرزاد التي أنقذت أرواح الناس من خلال الحكايات. يرتبط الفيلم أيضاً بقائد أوركسترا تركي، حكواتية مصرية جميلة، وممثلة لبنانية متوترة يستخدمون الإبداع لدراسة الوضع السياسي

القسم :مسابقة الأفلام الحرة
الدولة :جنوب إفريقيا
سنة الانتاج :2014

مدة العرض: 107 دقيقة

إخراج: فرانسوا فيرستر

سيناريو: فرانسوا فيرستر

تصوير: فرانسوا فيرستر

مونتاج: بيتر نيل، مينو بوريما

موسيقى: بيتر كويتيه

ucurrent@mweb.co.za:النسخة


Source:
http://luxorafricanfilmfestival.com/ar/Festival/Film/Freedom%20Films/Dream%20of%20Shahrazad


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SE

"The Dream of Shahrazad" utforskar nya sociala och politiska händelser i Turkiet och Kairo genom den berömda novellsamlingen Tusen och en natt (aka Arabiska nätter), med hjälp av den mytomspunna prinsessan Shahrazad som en metafor för att undersöka hur kreativitet och politisk artikulation kan sammanfalla mot förtryck.

Director: Francois Verster
Script: Francois Verster
Producer: Francois Verster, Neil Brandt, Shameela Seedat, Lucas Rosant, Wael Omar, Fleur Knopperts
DOP: Francois Verster


Source:
http://maffswe.com/documentary-competition-the-dream-of-shahrazad/

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