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Dead Money (Filous Mayta), by Rami Abdul-Jabbar. Egypt, 2006, 15 min, MiniDV, U.S. Premiere
Two inseparable mates and petty Cairene hustlers lose a stash of hot sportswear while outrunning the cops. To square things with their boss, a narghile-toking banshee, they must collect a delinquent debt—her “dead money”—from another back-alley bigwig. The guys’ Tiger Beat allure, irreverent gags and propulsive soundtrack percussion make for a nimble macho lark.
Followed by: Rome Rather Than You (Roma Wa La N’Touma), by Tariq Teguia. Algeria, 2006, 111 min, 35mm
Co-sponsored with the Algerian-American National Association
Sat, Nov 10, 3:45 P.M.
Thu, Nov 15, 7:00 P.M.
Filmmaker's Biography
Born in Cairo in 1978, Rami Abdul Jabbar studied film and animation production in England for five years. He graduated with honors in 2001 with a B.A. in film from the Arts Institute at Bournemouth. During college, Abdul Jabbar received a number of awards for his short films, including Best Creativity from the Kodak Student Commercial Film Awards and Shots magazine’s New Directors honor. Rami lives and works in Cairo as a freelance director for advertising and documentaries, while working independently on his own films. He has so far directed Snow (Talg, 2004) and House of Flesh (Beit men Lahm, 2005).
Festivals and Awards
- Egyptian National Film Festival, Best Short Film, 2007
Credits
Cast: Abdel Aziz Tuni, Ali Subhi, Mona El Masri
Writer: Rami Abdul Jabbar
Producer: Rami Abdul Jabbar
Cinematographer: Yehia Fahmy
Editor: Rami Abdul Jabbar
Sound: Alaa El Kashef, Tamer El Demerdash
Music: Ahmad El Sawy
Print Source
Rami Abdul Jabbar
Tel: +20 12 400 5349
Email: r_jabbar@hotmail.com
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