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A Stroll Down Sunflower Lane (2016)

Synopis:

An old grandfather, a little granddaughter, an old house and some glimpses of memory. She was growing up building her memory. He was growing old losing his.

 

About:

The film is a reenactment of the filmmaker's own memories with her late grandfather, using actors, Super 8, VHS cameras and TK tape recordings recorded by members of her family during her childhood.

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Cast:

Ahmed Khalil and Jana Abdel Aziz.

 

Main Crew:

Director/Editor/Producer: Mayye Zayed

DOP: Mohamad El-Hadidi

Sound Designer: Samir Nabil

Art Director: Ahmed Abul Nasr

Production: Rufy's Films and Analogue Zone #3 Workshop.

 

Previous Screenings:

  • Berlinale (Forum Expanded), Germany 2016

  • Rencontres de l’Image Film Festival, Egypt 2016

  • FEST New Directors/New Films Festival, Portugal 2016

  • Moscow International Experimental Film Festival, Russia 2016

  • Paris Festival for Different and Experimental Cinema, France 2016

  • Kasseler Dokfest, Germany 2016

  • AFI Fest, USA 2016

  • Cairo Video Festival, Egypt 2017

  • Beirut Cinema Days, Lebanon 2017

  • Fajr International Film Festival, Iran 2017

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Awards:

  • Nasser Bin Hamad International Youth Creativity Award 2016 in Bahrain

  • Hama Film Production Award in Rencontres de l'image Film Festival 2016 in Cairo

Genre: Fiction/Experimental

Duration: 14 mins

Language: Arabic

Subtitles: English

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