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Sherif M. Awad

film critic-curator

since 1990

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Evaporating Borders: Documentary on Migration

by Sherif Awad The word “diaspora” comes from the Greek word diasperien that reflects the forced or voluntary dispersion of people from their countries due to economic, political, or...

Anton Tchekhov 1890: Tchékhov by Féret

by Sherif Awad On April 28, international cinema have lost one of the leading French filmmakers, the 69 years-old René Féret, who was known for directing 19 features and also producing for himself and...

Stratos-Greek Thriller

by Sherif Awad  With international actors like Max Von Sydow and Jean Reno and American actors like John Cusack and even Tom Cruise played contract killers in different films with different tones...

FESTICAB Burundi/Films

by Sherif Awad In last week’s article, I explained how the three presidents of juries, including myself, spent the period of the 7th FESTICAB Festival in Bujumbura at the confines of our hotel after...

FESTICAB Burundi

by Sherif Awad After Akrykamera in Warsaw, the seventh edition of the International Festival of Cinema and Audiovisual in Burundi (FESTICAB) started on April 24 and lasted until April 30 in the...

AfryKamera Poland/Difret

by Sherif Awad From the 21st till the 26th of April, the tenth edition of AfryKamera Film Festival was organized in Warsaw while screening being expanded across other major Polish cities like Krakow...

The Dream of Shahrazad

by Sherif Awad More than her adventurous creations like Aladdin, Sinbad and Ali Baba, the character of Shahrazad, the central storyteller of One Thousand and One Nights, has influenced many writers...

The Tentmakers of Cairo

by Sherif Awad In Egypt, our notion about Australian cinema is limited to stars like Mel Gibson, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce and Nicole Kidman and films like Australia and the first three Mad Max films...

Namibia’s Cinema: Waterberg to Waterberg

by Sherif Awad Last week, we discussed the documentary Paths to Freedom that retold the struggle of Namibians until their country gained its independence in 1990. In the same context, another...
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