IDFA Project Space
Abo Zabaal prison 1989
Bassam Mortada
Egypt, Germany
Selected in
2021
Program
IDFA Project Space: Rough cut
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Logline
Bassam, a filmmaker and activist, reaches out to his estranged father. He revisits and reconstructs traumatic memories of his father's political arrest and torture in 1989, which had decisive ramifications on Bassam and his mother. Can an immersive experience with their painful memories help them heal and move on?
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Project Information
Category
IDFA Project Space: Rough cut
Countries of Production
Egypt, Germany
Estimated Length
80 min
Credits
Director
Bassam Mortada
Bassam Mortada
Production
Kesmat Elsayed for See Media Production
Kesmat Elsayed for See Media Production
Editing
Ahmed Abuelfadl
Ahmed Abuelfadl