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Director Mohamed Al-Hadidi participates in a film "Katsaros" At the Luxor African Film Festival

Young director Mohamed El Hadidi participates in his new film “Katsaros” Within the activities of the fourteenth session of the Luxor African Film Festival, which runs from January 9 to 14, 2025, “The Artist Nour El Sherif’s Session.”

Hadidi said – to the technical bulletin of the Middle East News Agency – that the film is my first experience Cinema in the world of directing, and is a poignant exploration of memory, nostalgia for the past and the passage of time, and these issues resonate deeply with my own experiences and interests, and the philosophy of the film lies In that there is always a story behind every event, and if you do not tell your story yourself, someone else will take over.”

 

Al-Hadidi wondered: “What happens when the story is forgotten?” ? This question has always been on my mind, which is what pushed me towards sharing my stories with the world. “I always love sharing my stories and deep feelings through the lens of my camera. Growing up in Cairo – a city full of change and with heaps of untold stories – contributed to… Irrigated – In paving the way for my passion for telling stories.

Al-Hadidi added: I studied engineering, and after that I found myself motivated and passionate about telling stories, and I began my career in animation, as it is one of the ways to tell stories visually, and it is also one of the ways of imagination, While working as an animator, my interest in films increased, which was fueled by a passion for telling stories of greater breadth and depth, and my transition to the world of filmmaking led to a radical transformation in my life. Professional.

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