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Sherif M. Awad

film critic-curator

since 1990

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Tuk Tuk-Egyptian Documentary

by Sherif Awad  Although very educative and informative, award-winning documentary films, Egyptian or international, don’t get enough exposure on our satellite channels or our local cinema...

South African Cinema/Joziwood

by Sherif Awad During the 37th Durban International Film Festival (DIFF) last June, approximately 24 South African films were screened in various categories. In the international section, we watched...

Durban Film Festival DIFF 2016

by Sherif Awad I accepted the invitation to serve as an international jury member of the Feature competition for the second time in three years at the 37th Durban International Film Festival (16-26...

Home, Dom, Slovenian Documentary

by Sherif Awad One of the new films emerging from Slovenia this year is the new documentary Dom (Home) by Slovenian director Metod Pevec who went to portray the lives of some nineteen different young...

Hotel Dallas, Docudrama

by Sherif Awad  From 1978 until 1991, worldwide audience was falling in love with the popular TV series Dallas that also had a great impact not only on pop culture but also on countries like...

Sembene

by Sherif Awad  After its American premiere in Sundance Festival 2015 and its European premiere in Cannes Festival 2015, the documentary Sembene! got its Egyptian premiere during the 5th edition...

By Sydney Lumet: Documentary on Master Filmmaker

by Sherif Awad New Yorkers finally had a chance to screen the documentary, By Sidney Lumet, during the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival in April.  Many of Lumet’s collaborators joined the...

Missing Child, Independent Thriller

by Sherif Awad  This week, I saw the online preview screening of an independent film called Missing Child that premiered in Boston International Film Festival 2014 where it received Indie Soul...

Sword of Destiny, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2

by Sherif Awad In one week, I had the chance of watching three actions films: The new Star Wars, the new Superman vs. Batman and the new Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. I can say that audience loved...
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