Algeria
Bahrain
Comoro Island
Djibouti
Egypt
Iraq
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Libya
Mauritania
Morocco
Oman
Palestine
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Somalia
South of Sudan
Sudan
Syria
Tunisia
UAE
Yemen
Highlights
The film was selected for the Berlin International Film Festival.
It was released in Zawya Cinema in Egypt.
The film’s narrative form is unique and surprising that it takes the audience to a new enriching cultural experience.
It explores the passion for cinema and filmmaking, commemorating the Egyptian pioneers of independent filmmaking.
It received support from the Doha Film Institute.
2017/ Egypt70 min/ Drama, Mocumentary
Original Title
Saif Tagreby
SYNOPSIS
Both Mahmoud and Zeinab join hands to search for the original version of the first Egyptian independent film that was made back in the 1980s, all copies of which were either destroyed or confiscated for unknown reasons by the government film agency, an entity that governed film production and distribution at the time. ’Experimental Summer’ is a fantasy journey into the world of filmmaking.
CAST
Zainab Magdy
Mahmoud Eissa
Ahmed Magdy
Essam Esmail