The Balassi Institute Cairo will screen three films celebrating women filmmakers on each consecutive Wednesday in June.

All screenings take place at 9pm at Balassi Institute (Office of the Hungarian Cultural Counsellor), 13 Gawad Hosni St., 2nd floor, Downtown, Cairo

Wednesday 15 June
Mom and Other Loonies in the Family (Anyám és más futóbolondok a családból, 2015)
Comedy / Drama
Directed by Ibolya Fekete
Synopsis: In the third feature coming from the Hungarian director, we are taken into the lives of a family saga that spans over the 20th century. Focusing on a 94 year old mother, played by Polish actress Danuta Szaflarska, the events cover four generations of one family.

Photo: Still from Mom and Other Loonies in the Family (Anyám és más futóbolondok a családból)

Wednesday 22 June
Afterlife (Utóélet, 2014)
Comedy / Drama / Family
Directed by Virág Zomborácz
Synopsis: A neurotic young man tries to help his father's ghost to cross to the otherworld. During this quest, he gets closer to the father and resolves many issues that caused them frustration during his lifetime. The film has been described as a "combination of whimsy and poignancy that calls to mind the film The Investigator."

Photo: Still from Afterlife (Utóélet)

Wednesday 29 June
Home Guards (Veszettek, 2015)
Drama
Directed by Krisztina Goda
Synopsis: According to Film Afinity, Home Guards revolves around "two boys from bad financial situation who join to a law enforcement organization because of a charismatic leader, but soon they realize how hard is to decide who is guilty, and who is a victim."

Photo: Still from Home Guards (Veszettek)

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