Sira – Wenn der Halbmond spricht
Sira – Songs Of The Crescent Moon
Sîra – Les chants du croissant de lune
Switzerland, April 2011
FILM,
Documentary,
75 min.
- directed by
- Sandra Gysi, Ahmed Abdel Mohsen
- Written by
- Sandra Gysi, Ahmed Abdel Mohsen
- Status
- In distribution
- Website
- www.sira-film.com
80-year-old Sayyed el-Dawwy is the last living interpreter of the Sira, the most significant Arabian epic. He knows its 5 million verses by heart and keeps its stories alive. He wants to pass the Sira down on to his grandson Ramadan. The film accompanies their concert tour through Egypt. While Sayyed wants to teach the Sira to his grandson the way he knows it, Ramadan is interested in modern interpretations. In the struggle of generations, the picture emerges of a world caught between tradition and modernity. A world in search of its respective heroes – in the past as well as in the present.
credits
- World Premiere
- April 2011
- Original Version
- Arabic (english/german subtitles), colour, HD24p, 75 min.
- Production
- RECK Filmproduktion
- Producer
- Franziska Reck
- directed by
- Sandra Gysi, Ahmed Abdel Mohsen
- Written by
- Sandra Gysi, Ahmed Abdel Mohsen
- Cinematography
- Peter Liechti, Ahmed Abdel Mohsen, Sandra Gysi
- Editing
- Anja Bombelli, Sandra Gysi, Ahmed Abdel Mohsen, Marcel Derek Ramsay
- Sound Editing
- Ramon Orza
- Re-Recording Mix
- Ramon Orza
- Music
- Sayyed El-Dawwy, Ramadan El-Dawwy, Ramon Orza
- Location Sound Mix
- Ramon Orza
World Sales / World Rights
- World Rights
- RECK Filmproduktion
Awards
(a selection)
- Internationales Filmfestival Cinematograph Innsbruck, Dokumentarfilmpreis 2011 (Winner)
Festivals
(a selection)
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Solothurn, Solothurner Filmtage
19.01.2012 - 26.01.2012 -
Amiens, 31e Festival International du Film d'Amiens
11.11.2011 - 19.11.2011 -
Montreal, 14e RIDM Rencontres internationales du documentaire Montréal
09.11.2011 - 20.11.2011 -
Copenhagen, 9th CPH:DOX International Documentary Film Festival Copenhagen
03.11.2011 - 13.11.2011 -
Jihlava, 15th Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival
25.10.2011 - 30.10.2011 -
Leipzig, 54. Internationales Leipziger Festival für Dokumentar- und Animationsfilm
17.10.2011 - 23.10.2011 -
Vancouver, 30th Vancouver International Film Festival
29.09.2011 - 14.10.2011 -
20. Internationales Filmfestival Innsbruck
31.05.2011 - 05.06.2011 -
Warsaw, 8th Planete Doc Film Festival Warsaw
06.05.2011 - 15.05.2011 -
Toronto, 18th Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival Toronto
28.04.2011 - 08.05.2011
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Nyon, 17e Visions du Réel Festival international de cinéma Nyon
07.04.2011 - 13.04.2011