A meditation on the complex relationship of two brothers. Images from family albums and home videos are juxtaposed with sounds  extracted from popular radio and television programs in the 1990’s, unfolding this relationship and the interplay of notions of brotherhood, patronage, masculinity, and sexuality.





Mohammad Shawky is an Egyptian filmmaker, writer and producer. He holds a B.A. from the American University in Cairo (2004), and a graduate diploma in film directing from the Academy of Cinematic Arts in Cairo (2009). He was a Fulbright visiting scholar at Columbia University School of the Arts (2010-2011), where he made the short film It Was Related To Me. He has made a number of short films, including Alter World (2008) and On a Day like Today (2012). He is currently curating ArteEast’s film program and coordinating the Network of Arab Arthouse Screens (NAAS).





Cast:

Hady Tabbal

Meena Dimian

Leila Tayeb

Nagla Badr-Erdogan

Ramzi El-edlibi



Written by: Mohammad Shawky

Cinematography: Saro Varjabedian
Production Design: Leila Tayeb
Color Correction: Michael Kennedy
Editing / Sound Design: Mohammad Shawky
Producer: Maximilian Haslberger



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Screenings & Awards:



• Official Selection, Kassel Dokfest Documentary Film & Video Festival, 2012;
• Official Selection, Dokumentart, 2012;
• Special Section - “Related to Me – Body, Memory and Identity”, in conjunction with the exhibition “Francis Bacon and the Existential Condition in Contemporary Art”, Festival Dei Popoli, 2012;
• Independent Egyptian Film Festival, Goethe Institute Cairo, 2012.