Amr Salama Talks Dream Projects, His Paused Amazon Series, Paranormal 2 and More (EXCLUSIVE)
If there’s one Arab director who truly shaped me, aside from Daoud Abdel Sayed, it’s Amr Salama. Not only because of his…
Author: A Shot Magazine
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‘Yunan’ Review: Malick and Tarr Would Kill for a Main Actor like Georges Khabbaz
In a jaw dropping Canvas, Munir Noureddine stands alone in a yellow field, the golden sunbathes him and a flock of sheep….
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‘El Sett’ Review – A Cliff Notes Biography that is Actually an Autobiography
In 1967, Egypt (and other Arab nations) was defeated by Israel in “The Six-Day War”. All Arabs were broken and shocked by…
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Avatar: Fire and Ash: An Unsatisfying Return to Pandora
Avatar has always been divisive, loathed by some but loved by many. I’ve always championed these films for the same reasons that…
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Sarah Goher: How Happy Birthday Became a Learning Model for Egypt’s Path to the Oscars
It always feels numb, almost hopeless, to care about which Egyptian film gets submitted for Oscar consideration. It’s the same cycle every…
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Die My Love Cinematographer Seamus McGarvey on Day-for-Night, Ektachrome, and Creating a Fever-Dream World
Seamus McGarvey, the acclaimed cinematographer behind Die My Love, takes us inside the making of the film, sharing insights into his creative…
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It Was Just an Accident: Half Absurd Comedy, Half Nightmare
“It was just an Accident” marks Panahi’s first film this 2011 that isn’t “starring” him as himself, his first “Normal” fictional feature…
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Why do Egyptians in Egyptian films feel European?
In Theory, one way that “Art/ Alternative and Festival Films” are different from “Mainstream/ Commercial Cinema”, is: Mainstream Cinema is meant to…
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Annemarie Jacir Finds the Joy amidst the Struggle in Palestine 36
Annemarie Jacir immediately relaxes the moment I break the ice in Arabic. For both of us, this interview comes after a long…
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