For me, filmmaking is an ongoing self-reflection process. I kind of push everything to the edge. I feel very exposed and fragile when I make a film. It's a process of dealing with loneliness. And it's also very dramatic - because while you are working on a film, you just realize how incapable you are of dealing with all these things. And you open yourself up, and it's like your heart is utterly exposed. And it's very tiring on a daily basis.
For Beirut it was the civil war, and the dividing of the city - which is something that is shared among Beirut, Berlin and Baghdad. And Cairo is a ci… - Tamer El Said
For Beirut it was the civil war, and the dividing of the city - which is something that is shared among Beirut, Berlin and Baghdad. And Cairo is a ci…
- Tamer El Said
For me, filmmaking is an ongoing self-reflection process. I kind of push everything to the edge. I feel very exposed and fragile when I make a film. … - Tamer El Said
For me, filmmaking is an ongoing self-reflection process. I kind of push everything to the edge. I feel very exposed and fragile when I make a film. …
Downtown Cairo is at the center of the city, it is a place that has to be shared between different classes. It's a place where you see the bigger pic… - Tamer El Said
Downtown Cairo is at the center of the city, it is a place that has to be shared between different classes. It's a place where you see the bigger pic…
Every film has a political side. It's something that you cannot ignore. Politics is a part of everything, it's how we speak, how we perceive one anot… - Tamer El Said
Every film has a political side. It's something that you cannot ignore. Politics is a part of everything, it's how we speak, how we perceive one anot…
I think that to me, films are personal affairs. It doesn't mean that I am against other people doing things differently, but I'm talking about what I… - Tamer El Said
I think that to me, films are personal affairs. It doesn't mean that I am against other people doing things differently, but I'm talking about what I…
I think as much as the city is changing us, our experience inside the city also changes. I think, a city like Cairo - and it's interesting because ye… - Tamer El Said
I think as much as the city is changing us, our experience inside the city also changes. I think, a city like Cairo - and it's interesting because ye…
I hate political films that have one particular message that they're trying to convey. I think propaganda is very dangerous, and it's very easy for a… - Tamer El Said
I hate political films that have one particular message that they're trying to convey. I think propaganda is very dangerous, and it's very easy for a…
To me, a revolutionary film is not a film about a revolution. It has a lot more to do with the art form. It's a film that is revolting against the ol… - Tamer El Said
To me, a revolutionary film is not a film about a revolution. It has a lot more to do with the art form. It's a film that is revolting against the ol…
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