Experimental Summer
Spring Grants 2016
Mahmoud Lotfy / Feature Experimental or Essay / Egypt, Qatar / 2017 / 70 min / Original Language: Arabic, French / Interests: Dramedy, Youth, Identity, Docufiction, Satire
Synopsis
Both Mahmoud and Zeinab join in the search for the original version of an Egyptian film that was made back in the 1980s, all copies of which were confiscated for unknown reasons by the government film agency at the time. ‘Experimental Summer’ is a fantasy journey into the world of filmmaking.
Credits
- Director
- Mahmoud Lotfy
- Screenwriter
- Mahmoud Lotfy
- Producer
- Mahmoud Lotfy
- Production Company
- Otaku Digital Film
About the Director
Mahmoud Lotfy is an independent Egyptian director. He previously participated in the making of several independent films, and is one of the founders of Otaku Digital Film. ‘Experimental Summer’, his first full-length fiction film, took over three years to shoot.
Awards and Festival History
Festivals
Berlinale 2017, Forum Expanded (WP)
Contacts
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Main Contact
Mahmoud Lotfy
- Company:
- Otaku Digital Film
- Phone:
- +2001285209062
- Email:
- qwert.anime@gmail.com