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Axel Petersén

Egypt
2007

 

Duration: 17' 05

(Arabic with English subtitles)



Thursday, May 9, 2013

7:00 pm



@MAI



Slumber Past Zenith

At Hotel Alexandria in Alexandria, Europe is dying slowly; George has Alzheimer, Sami is busy arranging Madame's farewell party while Salah is helping her with the final preparations for her last journey.





Axel Petersén was born in 1979. He studied Art History at Lund University in Stockholm, and later at FAMU, the Czech Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, as well as at KKH, the Royal University College of Fine Arts of Stockholm.





Cast:

Naomi Athanassian
Hussein Gaber
Mustafa Mahmoud
Said El Amroussy
Ahle Gamal
Amal Karapa

 

Assistant Director: Marc Lotfy
SoundSamir Nabil
MusicPetter Letho

 

Produced with funds from:

Ulf Andersson-Greek / Film Stockholm / Stockholms läns landsting / Peter Hagdahl / Kungl. Konsthögskolan Stockholm. 



Screenings & Awards:



  • Galleri Arnstedt & Kullgren, 2007, Östra Karup - Sweden;
  • Galleri Mejan, 2007, Stockholm - Sweden;
  • Open Screen, Klarabion Kulturhuset, 2007, Stockholm - Sweden;
  • FILM FORM, The artfilm archive Klarabion Kulturhuset, 2007, Stockholm - Sweden;
  • Moving, Art video screening, Clarion Stockholm, 2008, Stockholm - Sweden.
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