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
Past & Upcoming Screenings:
28th October 2023 - Cineffable, Espace Reuilly, Paris
27th October 2023 - Mix Copenhagen, Copenhagen
14th October 2023 - Wimbledon International Film Festival, London
28th September 2023 - Encounters Film Festival, Watershed, Bristol
17th September 2023 - Short Film Focus, Close-up Cinema, London
7th September 2023 - Les Mains Gauches, Vidéodrome2, Marseille
26th August 2023 - Soura Summer Shorts, Berlin
3rd July 2023 - SAFAR Film Festival, HOME, Manchester
2nd July 2023 - SAFAR Film Festival, ICA, London
22nd June 2023 - Reference Point, London
26th March 2023 - AWAN Festival, London
19th March 2023 - BFI Flare, NFT1 Southbank, London
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
Past & Upcoming Screenings:
28th October 2023 - Cineffable, Espace Reuilly, Paris
27th October 2023 - Mix Copenhagen, Copenhagen
14th October 2023 - Wimbledon International Film Festival, London
28th September 2023 - Encounters Film Festival, Watershed, Bristol
17th September 2023 - Short Film Focus, Close-up Cinema, London
7th September 2023 - Les Mains Gauches, Vidéodrome2, Marseille
26th August 2023 - Soura Summer Shorts, Berlin
3rd July 2023 - SAFAR Film Festival, HOME, Manchester
2nd July 2023 - SAFAR Film Festival, ICA, London
22nd June 2023 - Reference Point, London
26th March 2023 - AWAN Festival, London
19th March 2023 - BFI Flare, NFT1 Southbank, London