Screening date:03-12-2013 -- 18:15
Jews of Egypt
Amir Ramses asked himself the question, "How did the Jews of Egypt turn from partners to enemies in the eyes of the Egyptians?" This documentary is the result of the three years he spent capturing the fragments of the lives of the Egyptian Jewish community who lived there during the first half of the twentieth century and up until their second grand exodus after 1956.
Country: EgyptYear: 2012
Production : Session Film Production
Director: Amir Ramses
Editing: Amir Ramses & Haitham Al Khamissi
Cinematography: John Hakiem, Moustafa Youssef & Amir Ramses
Sound: Wael El Mahalawy
Music: Haitham Al Khamissi
DV – 95'
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biography
Born in 1979, Amir Ramses received a diploma in Film Directing from the Egyptian Higher Institute of Cinema. As assistant director he worked on numerous TV spots and music clips and was Youssef Chahine's assistant for four years. As director he made a number of shorts films and feature documentaries.
Filmography (Selection)
2009 - Omar El Khayyam
2008 - The Code, (Waraet Shafra)
2007 - Unpaid Bill, (Kashf Hessab)
2006 - The Edge of the World, (Akher El Donia)
2004 - Wailing of the Doves (short)
2000 - Downtown (short)