Democracy Camp
At a children's camp in Egypt, Summer 2011, rebellion is in the air. Encouraged to express themselves freely and influenced by the heady revolutionary waves of the Arab Spring, the young teen participants at the camp begin an uprising - against their own camp management. But after the initial euphoria of rebellion partisan divisions emerge, and the children discover for themselves that democracy is more complicated than they imagined. And on their return home - to Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen and the West Bank - they struggle to find a voice, and a path, for themselves among the upheaval of the seismic changes taking place across the region. These ordinary teens represent the range of thought and change across the Arab world, and through them the film explores the political and social awakening being experienced by millions of children.
Projections:
Senghor
Saturday 5/04 - 1.30Pm
CIVA
Thursday 10/04 - 4.30pm
Ismail Elmokadem is a storyteller whose passion is to point out issues about the complexity and contradiction of the 21st century. As an assistant producer, he has directed large shooting teams on international big-budget documentaries broadcast on the BBC, Channel 4 U.K, National Geographic, CBC Canada and PBS. He has directed many documentaries of observation based on characters that were broadcast through Europe and North America. He has also been video correspondent for France Presse Agency, one of the three most important press agencies of the world.
Zahra Mackaoui is an Anglo-Lebanese filmmaker who has a long career in the documentary about the Middle East, first by accident; and then she chose it. She has been trained to be a production assistant for a number of big-budgets for the BBC and ITV. However, she started a career as an independent filmmaker in Cairo in 2005. Recently, she has been focusing on documentaries of observation since, according to her, it is the most accurate way to talk about major society issues.
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