Egyptian Cinema and the 2011 Revolution: Film Production and Representing Dissent (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780755635429)

Egypt's film industry is the largest in the Middle East, with an output that spreads across the region and the world. In the run-up to and throughout the 2011 Revolution, a complex relationship formed between the industry and the people's uprising. Both a form of political expression and a documentation of historical events, 'revolutionary' film techniques have contributed to the cultural memory of 2011. At the same time, these films and their makers have been the target of increasing state control and intervention.

Ahmed Ghazal, drawing upon his own background in film-making, looks at the way in which Egyptian film has shaped, and been shaped by, the events leading up to and beyond Egypt's 2011 revolution. Drawing on interviews with protagonists in the industry, analysis of films, and archival research, he analyses the critical issues affecting the political economy of the industry. He also explores the technological developments of independent productions and the cinematic themes of dictatorship, poverty, corruption and police brutality that have accompanied the people's calls for freedom - and the counterrevolution that has tried to suppress them.

Author: Ahmed Ghazal
ISBN-10: 0755635426
ISBN-13: 9780755635429
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Language: English
Published: 05/19/2022
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.64lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.43d