tahra’s life
The screening of Egyptian filmmaker Mohanad Diab’s short documentary Tahra’s Life at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival was an important and poignant moment. In his journey to Cannes, Diab brought two tragically underrepresented worlds to the international spotlight: that of independent Egyptian cinema, and of working class Egyptian women. Shown at the short movies corner on 17 May, Tahra’s Life is the story of a struggling woman from upper Egypt who, after her husband’s death, worked several muscular and tough…
