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1420 Km - Short Documentary (2022)
Project Type
Documentary
Date
2017 - 2022
Location
Egypt
Role
Videographer and Video Editor
Description: "1420 Km" is my love letter to Egypt as I finally reached a point in my life in which I have a better understanding of my complicated relationship with my culture. Growing up, I’ve always felt “Westernized” in a way that made me feel disconnected from being Egyptian. Obviously always being told that I don’t look Egyptian enough didn’t help either, especially because it was always said to me as a compliment.
I just came back to Egypt after a year abroad, and although I enjoyed my experience in the UK, it made me realize for the first time in my life how Egyptian I am! Doing my research about “Cultural Representation in Animation” for my MA, allowed me to dig deep into the topic of Orientalism and to comprehend the questionable self image I used to have about being an Egyptian, an Arab and a Muslim… I finally understand why I used to feel the way I did and I feel proud of my roots.
This ongoing project has been a journey of self discovery for me, dating back to 2017 when I started experimenting with my camera. The footage used are a re-edit of my work with ConnollyCove in 2017 and 2020, footage from my internship with the Ministry of Tourism in 2019, my Bachelor project from 2019 and personal footage. This project is a personal Documentary about Egypt through my lens and an exploration of Egyptian Art and Culture.
Through out the years, I grew to appreciate the diversity of Egyptian culture and how it reflects on our art. Now, I am able to see the beautiful aspects of Egyptian culture —instead of just focusing on the negatives or comparing to other more developed countries — which has offered me loads of inspiration as an artist. Hence, I decided to create this documentary, putting together footage from all of those beautiful places in Egypt that I’ve visited in the past 6 years. The title of this documentary is 1,420 km which is the distance of Egypt from North to South.
Credits:
Footage: ConnollyCove and Egyptian Ministry of Tourism
Music: “Beautiful Cinematic Fantasy Music (30 Minutes) (Royalty Free Music)” by Epidemic Fantasy and “Best Documentary Background Music For Videos | Cinematic Music” by e-soundtrax
You can watch the entire documentary on Vimeo https://vimeo.com/789335245
(P.S. The quality of the video had to be reduced because the file size was too big to be uploaded)