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Painting the Lily
Director. May El Maraashly
Country. EgyptYear of production. 2019Running time. 12mins
Film ratings. G
Screening schedule. Sat. September 28, 11:00 ~ 13:20 Lottecinema theater No.5

Director's Inspiration

 

I wanted to explore human bonds that could be fostered on a pure humanistic level, where two young ladies who share a common passion, hindered by different factors, complement each other's disabilities.

 


Synopsis

 

Confronted with a sudden crisis that turns her life upside down, Roukaya makes up her mind to leave her hometown, Alexandria, seeking an alternative life in Cairo, where she comes across, Malak, the teenager absorbed in her own world. Together, both ladies set on a journey inside this world in search for self-reconciliation and letting go of the past. 


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Director

May El Maraashly May El Maraashly
A Fulbright Grant awardee who studied English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University in New York City, who has been writing and translating in 6 languages for various local and international platforms. Upon her return to Egypt, she completed a
Awards

Luxor International African Film Festival, 8th edition, Luxor, Egypt- Official Selection, 2019
Visions Film Festival at the American University in Cairo, 2nd edition, official selection panorama, 2019
Faten Hammama International Film Festival, 5th edi

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