Cairo arthouse screen Zawya is to show seven documentary films from 20 to 26 May, including Laura Poitras’ Citizenfour and Goran Olsson’s Concerning Violence, which are both to be followed by open discussions with Egyptian academics.

Zawya will also host Egyptian director Dina Hamza and producer Marianne Khoury for a Q&A session following the screening of Hamza’s film The Past Will Return.

The documentary films all feature in a programme titled ‘Highlights’, the last part of Zawya’s three-week Hybrid Reels programme, whose first two parts included ‘Narratives’ (6-12 May) and ‘Anthropology on the Screen/Beginnings’ (15-17 May).

Programme:

Wednesday 20 May
7:30pm
Is the Man who is Tall Happy - Directed by Michel Gondry
An animated conversation with Noam Chomsky

Thursday 21 May
7:30pm
Les Chebabs de Yarmouk - Directed by Axel Salvatori- Sinz

Friday 22 May
7:30pm
Citizenfour - Directed by Laura Poitras
The film will be followed with an open discussion.
The screening is in partnership with Mada Masr and Motoon.

Saturday 23 May
7:30pm
The Amina Profile - Directed by Sophie Deraspe

Sunday 24 May
7:30pm
Concerning Violence - Directed by Goran Olsson
The film will be followed by a Q&A with Professor Hanan Sabea, Chair of the Sociology/Anthropology department at the American University in Cairo.

Monday 25 May
7:30pm
Finding Vivian Maier - Directed by John Maloof and Charlie Siskel

Tuesday 26 May
7:30pm
The Past Will Return (Gai El Zaman) - Directed by Dina Hamza
The film will be followed by a Q&A with director Dina Hamza and producer Marianne Khoury.

The Hybrid Reels programme is supported by the Arab Funds for Arts and Culture (AFAC). Workshop and talks are organised in partnership with SEEN Films.

Ahram Online is the official media sponsor of Zawya.