Seif Tagreeby
Experimental SummerThe importance of Seif Tagreeby comes not only from being the first independently produced film, but also because of its alternative and guerilla distribution. To fight the Government Film Agency the filmmakers screened the film in cafés, shop windows, and video clubs without state permits. In their search the two friends find that 23 different versions existed, all of them shot in winter and following a girl hearing answering machine messages. Despite their journey they cannot confirm that the original version was shot in winter, but it can be assured it was produced before the invention of the answering machine.
In continuation of the legacy Mahmoud and Zeinab are making their version of Seif Tagreeby.
With
- Zainab Magdy
- Essam Esmail
- Ahmed Magdy
- Mahmoud Eissa
- Amr Wishahy
- Maryam Saleh
- Amina Yasser
Crew
Written and Directed by | Mahmoud Lotfy |
Cinematography | Mahmoud Lotfy |
Editing | Essam Esmail |
Music | Shadi El Hosseiny |
Sound Design | Sama Abdul Hadi |
Sound | Sama Abdul Hadi |
Production Design | Mahmoud Lotfy |
Assistant Director | Ehab Abdo |
Production Manager | Adham Yehia |
Producers | Mahmoud Lotfy |
World sales
Zawya Distribution
Produced by
Otaku Digital Film
Additional information
Mahmoud Lotfy
Mahmoud Lotfy was born in 1990 in Cairo, Egypt, where he lives as an independent director. He is one of the founders of Otaku Digital Film Productions and participated in the making of several independent films.
Filmography
2008 Starting Dream in Street; 5 min. 2009 Silly Fiction Film; 12 min. 2012 Nescafe and Cigarettes; 8 min. 2016 Seif Tagreeby (Experimental Summer)
Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2017