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
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