On a Monday (Yom al-Itneyn) by Tamer el-Said. Egypt, 2004, 10 min, Beta SP New York première

Love emerges in the details in this innovatively simple day-in-the-life story of a married couple who one random Monday discover each other anew due to a change in routine. In Arabic with English subtitles.

Shorts 1: Of Love, Belonging and Endings
Q & A with Hicham Falah and Chrif Tribak

Sun, Nov 6, 5:30
Mon, Nov 7, 1:00

Cast and Crew:

Cast: Hanan Youssef, Boutros Ghali
Writer: Tamer el-Said
Producer: Tamer el-Said
Cinematographer: Ibrahim El Batout
Editor: Tamer el-Said

Filmmaker Bio:

Tamer El-Said was born in Cairo, Egypt in August 1972. He studied journalism at Cairo University and Film at the High Cinema Institute at Giza. He then worked as assistant director on several feature films and has made a number of short films and documentaries, including: On a Monday (2004), Music of the Nets (2000), Crisscross (1998), Like a Feather (1996), Charlie (1995) and 18 September (1994).

Festivals / Awards:

  • Aspen Short Film Festival, 2005
  • Zurich Arab Cinema Film Festival, 2005
  • Fifth Rotterdam Arab Film Festival, 2005
  • Sakia Festival for Short Feature Films: Special Jury Award, 2005
  • Eleventh National Film Festival for the Egyptian Cinema, Cairo: - Best Short Film, 2005

Print Source:

Tamer el-Said
73 C, Misr & Sudan St. flat #31, Hadayek El Kobba, 11657 Cairo, Egypt
Phone: (20 10) 6680513 (Cairo), (971 50) 4645606 (Dubai)
Email: tamer@hotspotfilms.com or tamerelsaid@maktoob.com