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The Dream of Shahrazad
IDFA Bertha Fund 2010

The Dream of Shahrazad

The Dream of Shahrazad
François Verster, François Verster
Zuid-Afrika, Egypte, Frankrijk, Nederland, Jordanië
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Weaving together music, politics and storytelling, this film explores recent political events in the Middle East through the lens of THE 1001 (or “ARABIAN”) NIGHTS. A charismatic Turkish conductor uses Rimsky-Korsakov's SCHEHERAZADE suite as a tool for political education. A young Lebanese woman makes peace with her past through storytelling. An older visual artist obsessed with THE NIGHTS finds new life through meeting a beautiful young storyteller. Members of a Cairo theatre troupe meet with mothers of martyrs of the Revolution and turn their testimonies into new storytelling performances.

Credits
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Productie
    François Verster namens Undercurrent Film & Television,
    Shameela Seedat namens Undercurrent Film & Television,
    Wael Omar namens Middlewest Films,
    Neil Brandt namens Fireworx Media
Co-productie
    Volya Films,
    Melia Films,
    Hakaya
    Volya Films,
    Melia Films,
    Hakaya