NOMAD'S HOME
by Iman Kamel
synopsis
An Egyptian filmmaker's journey to the remote regions of a militarized Sinai Peninsula sparks an intimate dialog when she encounters a Bedouin social entrepreneur in a tiny village in the shadow of Moses Mountain. In this harsh desert terrain, where water is scarce and the eyes of the army watch the Bedouin closely, Selema the Bedouin struggles against patriarchal traditions to bring economic prosperity and education to the girls and women of her tribe. As filmmaker Iman Kamel is invited into the tribeswomen's inner circles, she discovers that even though she and Selema were born of entirely different social and cultural circumstances within Egypt, their lives are more connected than might appear on the surface.
international title: | Nomad's Home |
original title: | Beit Sha'ar |
country: | Egypt, Germany, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates |
year: | 2010 |
genre: | documentary |
directed by: | Iman Kamel |
release date: | BE 03/10/2011 |
screenplay: | Klaus Freund, Iman Kamel |
cast: | Selema Gabaly, Iman Kamel |
cinematography by: | Ute Freund |
film editing: | Klaudia Begic |
music: | Frieder Butzmann |
producer: | Talal Al-Muhanna, Iman Kamel |
production: | Nomads Home Productions, Linked Productions, Tecom Invsetments FZ |
backing: | MAMA Cash (Holland) Fansina Bedouin Crafts Studio, Embassies of France in Kuwait & U.A.E., Schelby DC |