Waves
Fall Grant 2012
Ahmed Nour / Feature Documentary / Egypt, Morocco, Qatar / 2013 / 70 min / Colour / Original Language: Arabic / Interests: Animation, Politics, Social Issues, Youth, Creative Documentary
Synopsis
Before he came to power, a fortune teller told Hosni Mubarak that he would reach a powerful position in Egypt – but that he would lose all his power in a place called Suez. On January 25, 2011, the Egyptian revolution was sparked in Suez City, even before it reached Tahrir Square. Through his personal story of the past 30 years, the director tells of a generation of Egyptian revolutionaries who ousted Mubarak – and later Mohamed Morsi – from power; a revolution that was born in the 80s during the early years of Mubarak’s rule in Suez.
Credits
- Director
- Ahmed Nour
- Screenwriter
- Ahmed Nour
- Producer
- Ahmed Nour
About the Director
Ahmed Nour was born in Egypt in 1983. He studied television directing at Ain Shams University from 2000 to 2004, then went on to study creative documentary filmmaking at the Arab Institute of Film in 2007. He has attended workshops in feature and documentary film directing and cinematography, and was selected for the Berlinale Talent Campus in 2011. He has worked as assistant to several well-known directors in Egypt, as well as directing his own independent films.
Awards and Festival History
Festivals
Dubai International Film Festival 2013, in Muhr Arab Documentary - Official competition (UAE)
Ismailia international documentary & short film festival 2014, in Official Competition( Ismailia, Egypt)
Annecy International Animated Film Festival 2014, Of
Won the Grand Prize for Best Feature Length Film at the 10th Festival des Rencontres de l'Image, French Institute (Egypt)
Won the Golden Plank for Best Feature Length Documentary Film at the 17th Ismailia International Documentary & Short Film Festival (