Senses (Hawas)
Arab Short Film Competition - Doha Tribecca Film Festival 2011
Mohamed Ramadan / Short Narrative / Egypt / 2010 / 16 min / Colour / 35 mm / In Arabic / English subtitles / Qatar Premiere
Rated: Mature subject matter. Not suitable for minors. Individuals under the age of 18 are not admitted into cinemas.
Synopsis
A story looking at how the marginalized and disadvantaged have found their own ways to communicate.
About the Director
Born in Cairo in 1981. Ramadan received a degree in Engineering in 2006. He started working in the field in 2008 as a fixer for Al Jazeera English documentaries and later as an assistant director on documentaries, feature films and commercials with various companies. He has also worked as the project manager on the award-winning feature film Basra (2009). In 2010, he received his Bachelor degree in Directing from the Higher Institute of Cinema. He wrote and directed Hawas (senses), a short fiction film which was screened at many festivals and has since won a number of awards.
Credits
- Director
- Mohamed Ramadan
- Screenwriter
- Mohamed Ramadan
- Producer
- Mohamed Ramadan
- Editor
- Ahmed Hamdi
- Music
- Shady Isaak
- Cinematographer
- Omar Housam Ali
- Cast
- Solafa Ghanem, Hassan El Kredly