Women’s Chit Chat (Dardashah Nisa’iyyah) by Hala Galal. Egypt, 2004, 52 min, DVD

The fight for women’s rights is nothing new in Egypt, where there have been Egyptian feminists since the early part of the twentieth century. Women’s Chit Chat takes a serious look at the Egyptian women’s movement’s transformations over the years, interviewing some of the leading Egyptian proponents for women’s rights. In Arabic with English subtitles.

Q & A with Hala Galal, moderated by Professor Noha Radwan, MEALAC, Columbia University
Wed, Nov 9, 7:00, 612 Schermerhorn Hall, Columbia University
Followed by a reception at the Institute for Research on Women and Gender, 754 Schermerhorn Extension

Cast and Crew:

Writer: Hala Galal
Producer: Gabriel Khoury, Marianne Khoury, Humbert Balsan
Cinematographer: Marwan Saber
Editor: Dalia el-Nasser
Music: Ahmed el-Nasser

Filmmaker Bio:

Hala Galal was born in Cario in 1966. She received a BA in Mass media from Cairo University in 1988, a BA in Cinema from the Cinema institute of Cairo in 1994, and a Cinema Institute diploma in 1996. She has been making films since 1994.

Print Source:

Misr International Films (Youssef Chahine & co.)
35 Champollion Street, Cairo, Egypt
Phone: (20 2) 578 53 61/ 578 53 62/ 574 00 20
Fax: (20 2) 578 80 33
Email: mif@starnet.com.eg