70 minutes | Hybrid | Colour and B&W | 2013 | Released
“A penetrating film shot with breathtaking lyricism- It is one of the best evocations on film of the recent events in Egypt and heralds a major new talent on the Egyptian scene”.
Deborah Young | The Hollywood reporter.
“Ahmed Nour’s documentary blends live-action and animation into a poetic meditation on the Egyptian city of Suez and the failed dreams of the 2011 Revolution“.
Jay Weissberg | Variety
SYNOPSIS
A hybrid documentary that combines live-action, animation and experimental footages into a narrative that explores the unique characteristics of the Egyptian city of Suez. The plot unfolds in chapters or waves; each wave depicts a period of time in the trajectory of the 2011 Egyptian revolution, which sparked first in the filmmaker’s home city of Suez.
Written, produced, narrated and directed by
Ahmed Ismaiel Nour
AWARDS
- Cinema in motion award | San Sebastian international film festival, Spain, 2012
- Golden tablet for best film | Ismailia international film festival, Egypt, 2014
- Grand prize for best film | Rencontre de l’image film festival, Egypt, 2014
- Best sound prize | Moscow international documentary film festival, Russia, 2015
- Best Cinematography prize | Cebu international documentary film festival, philippines 2015
- Audience award | Africa in motion film festival, Scotland, 2015
- Jury special mention | Luxor African film festival, Egypt, 2015
- Certificate of Merit “Ahmed Nour” | Egyptian cinema professions Syndicate, 2015
FESTIVALS
MOUG has been officially selected in the lineup of more than 35 international film festivals, such as:
- 57th DOK leipzig international film festival, Lieipzig, Germany
- 54th Annecy international animated film festival, Annecy, France
- 36th Cinemed Montpellier international film festival, Montpellier, France
- 17th Montreal international documentary film festival, Montreal, Canada
- 20th Sarajevo international film festival, Sarajevo, Bosnia
- Brisbane Asian pacific film festival 2014, Brisbane, Australia
- 10 th Dubai international film festival, Dubai, UAE
- 26th Galway Film Fleadh, Galway, Ireland
- 7th International documentary & short film festival of Kerala, Kerala, India
- 20th Sarajevo international film festival, Sarajevo, Bosnia
- 6th DMZ Korean international documentary film festival, South Korea
- 8th Arab and Mediterranean film festival of Catalonia, Barcelona,
- Asian Pacific screen awards 2014 “in competition”
- 25th Carthage Film Festival / Journees Cinematographiques De Carthage, Tunisia
- 11th Festival du film documentaire de Saint-Louis, Sénégal
- 2nd Sudan Independent film festival, Sudan
- 1st festival de l’Aube, Basel, Switzerland
- 14ème Festival International de Cinéma et d’Animation de Meknès (FICAM), Meknes, Morroco
- 4th Luxor African film festival, Luxor, Egypt
- Xth African Film Festival 2014, Warsaw, Poland
- Moscow international documentary film festival, Moscow, Russia
- 10e Festival cinémas d’Afrique – Lausanne, Switzerland
- Screening rights film festival, Birmingham, UK
- 10th Africa in Motion film festival, Edinburgh-Glasgow, Scotland
ENGLISH REVIEWS
- Ahmed Nour’s first feature is a very personal reflection on the Egyptian revolution, which began in his hometown of Suez. The Hollywood REPORTER
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/waves-moug-dubai-review-667540
- Ahmed Nour’s documentary blends live-action and animation into a poetic meditation on the Egyptian city of Suez and the failed dreams of the 2011 Revolution. VARIETY
http://variety.com/2014/film/reviews/film-review-waves-120103767
- Suez at San Sebastian. ahramonline
