These three Egyptian directors portray the struggles of Egyptian women in a patriarchal society when navigating love, relationships, marriage and parenthood. Jebel Banat by Sharine Atif Jebel Banat Trailer from Sharine Atif on Vimeo. ‘Jebel Banat’ or ‘Girls of the Mountain’ is a short Egyptian film directed by the Egyptian American director Sharine Atif in 2018. It follows the story of two Bedouin sisters who are in a patriarchal society constrained by androcentrism and tribal traditions. The film won the Student Visionary Award at 2019 Tribeca Film Festival in New York (TFF). It tackles the oppression of women in patriarchal tribal societies and how women reclaim their autonomy by exploring the “sisterhood” bond. ‘Jebel Banat’ was inspired by a legendary tale of 1816. The tale narrates two sisters from a Bedouin tribe who ran way, braided hair together to bind their fate and jumped off the cliff of a mountain to their death to avoid a forced marriage. Fakh by Nada Riyadh Debuting at the 71st edition of the 2019 Cannes Film Festival’s Critics Week, Nada Riyadh’s 20-minute short film ‘Fakh’ or ‘The Trap’ discusses the story of an unmarried…
Three Internationally Renowned Egyptian Films Shed Light on Women Struggles
June 10, 2019
