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City Life - The Miller's Tale

Efforts are underway in Egypt and Yemen to fortify flour with iron to wipe out needless malnutrition.

Bullfrog Films | 2002 | 27 minutes

For Those Who Sail to Heaven

Captures the Sufi rites of the annual Opet Festival in Egypt.

Icarus Films | 1990 | 48 minutes

From Cairo to the Cloud: The World of the Cairo Geniza

Ancient manuscripts hidden for centuries in a Cairo synagogue reveal the richness of Judeo-Arabic life in the heart of the Islamic empire

GOOD DOCS | 2019 | 57 minutes

Goodbye Mubarak!

Egypt in the months leading up to the Tahrir Square demonstrations and a revolution already simmering under the surface.

Icarus Films | 2011 | 72 minutes

The Human Race, Pt. 2 - The Gods of Our Fathers

Host Gwynne Dyer explores the evolution of patriarchy and the subsequent rise of militarism in ancient Egypt.

Bullfrog Films | 1995 | 51 minutes

Life 8 - Hassan and The Graduates

As Egyptian industry is undermined by Chinese imports, Hassan, a university graduate, takes up the government's offer of free land to farm.

Bullfrog Films | 2011 | 26 minutes

Living With The Past

Cairo is one of the few medieval cities in the world that remains relatively intact. This a portrait of Darb al-Ahmar, a neighborhood in the old city now facing a process of radical change.

Icarus Films | 2001 | 56 minutes

Nada's Revolution

An intimate portrait of a young, post-revolution Egyptian woman fighting for her freedom and independence in a society caught between old traditions and modernization.

Women Make Movies | 2014 | 60 minutes

Nasser's Republic, The Making of Modern Egypt

Fascinating and comprehensive documentary on the Egyptian president who led the country from 1952 until his death in 1970.

Mermaid House | 2016 | 82 minutes

Nefertiti's Daughters

Female street artists are on the front lines in the fight for freedom in Egypt today.

Icarus Films | 2015 | 40 minutes