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    Neo Nahda [festival circuit]

    When a young Arab woman in London finds a photograph of women cross-dressing in 1920s Cairo she starts a feverish journey that leads her to uncover lost histories and her own identity.

    Festival Selection:

    BFI Network and British Council present
    An Other People's Films Production

    Starring Eman Alali as Mona
    Writer and Director - May Ziadé
    Producer - Antonia Luxem 
    Production Designer - Joelle Aoun
    Director of Photography - Luciana Riso
    Editor - Chiara Bellesia
    Costume Designer – Imi Oztas
    Hair and Makeup Artist – Ezana Ové
    Composer - Layale Chaker
    Sound Designer - Zhe Wu
    Colorist - Mariam Latif
    Titles Designer - Mina Maurice
    Executive Producer – Arij al-Soltan

    Further support from: Anna Walach, Institute for Global Prosperity, Arab Image Foundation, AFS Studios Hackney.

    Poster design by Lucile Gauvain
    Titles by Mina Maurice
    Photography by Marika Kochiashvili


     

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    Neo Nahda [in production]

    When a young Arab woman in London finds a photograph of women cross-dressing in 1920s Cairo she starts a feverish journey that leads her to uncover lost histories and her own identity.

    Dir                         May Ziadé

    Prod                        Antonia Luxem

    Exec Prod                   Arij Al-Soltan

    DOP                         Luciana Riso

    Production Designer         Joelle Aoun

    Composer                    Layale Chaker

    Funding                     BFI Network