![]() ![]() Ultimately, Tahrir Cinema countered official media propaganda by offering different perspectives on the political situation. Tahrir Cinema inevitably contributed to the continuing process of collecting and archiving footage on the revolution. ![]() We created a space where filmmakers, artists, activists and civilians could share their stories in the square. We invited journalists from Al Masry El Youm to share their experiences on filming the revolution. Activists of the No To Military Trials campaign screened testimonies of the violence inflicted by the army on civilians. We showed, shared, and exchanged films on the revolution, recalling and reflecting on the events unfolding since January, not only in Cairo, but also in Alexandria, Mahalla, the Canal cities, etc – Suez in particular fought hard and a lot of blood was shed for the revolution. Together we organized, in Tahrir, day by day, the program and the screenings. Started working in 2013, began at El-Masry EL-Youm and Rose el-Youssef then moved to digital media as an editor and a. I fabricated a screen with an old plastic banner and bits and pieces of wood. I borrowed equipment from the Townhouse Gallery of Contemporary Art. I co-founded Tahrir Cinema, a pop-up cinema, with the non-profit Egyptian media initiative Mosireen. Serendipity brought me together with people with a similar impulse. It is published in Arabic as is its website. In all this noise, I felt a strong need for imagery in the square. Al-Masry Al-Youm is an Egyptian privately owned daily newspaper that was first published in June 2004. Diffuse information floated about but with no focus. Watch the latest videos about Elyoum Youmek - Film Khetet Mazinger on. During the summer-2011 Tahrir sit-in, there was much screaming and shouting into microphones on stage. Elyoum Youmek - Film Khetet Mazinger song created by Omar Kamal & Mazen El Masry. ![]()
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