Raise Your Head, You are a Proud Egyptian

Raise Your Head, You are a Proud Egyptian
Genre : Political
Type : Documentary
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Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv

Touching on the personal and the public, the familial and the societal, this documentary will open the door to Egypt's past by unveiling the dark side of Egypt's history of oppression (from the Nasserite era through Mubarak's reign). This documentary tackles the present by investigating the corruption of the public health system and questioning future challenges, in light of the urgent need to rebuild Cairo's infrastructure.


Director: Hala Galal
Country: Egypt

Grant (Project in Development, 2011)
from the Arab Documentary Film Program (ADFP), the special fund by Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC) for documentary filmmakers from the Arab World, in partnership with the Sundance Institute.
www.arabculturefund.org/?q=en/content/adfp-2011-supports-16-new-projects

Partners

  • Arterial network
  • Media, Sports and Entertainment Group (MSE)
  • Gens de la Caraïbe
  • Groupe 30 Afrique
  • Alliance Française VANUATU
  • PACIFIC ARTS ALLIANCE
  • FURTHER ARTS
  • Zimbabwe : Culture Fund Of Zimbabwe Trust
  • RDC : Groupe TACCEMS
  • Rwanda : Positive Production
  • Togo : Kadam Kadam
  • Niger : ONG Culture Art Humanité
  • Collectif 2004 Images
  • Africultures Burkina-Faso
  • Bénincultures / Editions Plurielles
  • Africiné
  • Afrilivres

With the support of