Tahrir - Liberation Square

Synopsis

From Facebook thumbs up to the battle of stones, a history of hope, fear, despair, anger, pride and elation, the film is the real-time chronicle of the two most exciting weeks in the history of modern Egypt as lived by their protagonists. Since the 25th of January, together with thousands other Egyptian citizens, Noha, Ahmed and Elsayed have been involved in a massive movement of street protest for political freedom, that by the end of the first week of urban guerrilla and brutal state response, has become nothing less than a revolution to overcome Mubarak’s regime.

Director Biography

Studied archaeology and anthropology before beginning work as a freelance photography in 1995. In 1999 he began directing documentaries and video installations, and completed his first feature-length documentary, Notes from a Kurdish Rebel, in 2006.