About her 2018

Mind, body and soul

The Second MEDFEST-EG edition opened in April 2018, focusing on women’s health and well-being.

The female holds a special position in medicine and has always been an inspiration for art. They harbor life within their bodies and their journeys, health issues and societal problems involve and affect us all.
We wanted to showcase films that offer an honest portrayal of what it means to be a girl or a woman facing healthcare related issues in the modern world. We also initiated a parallel program to give a wider chance for interaction and reflection on the topics tackled in the selected films. There were 4 Workshops conducted by Psychiatrists, Psychologists and Artists. we had:

22 FILMS : from 11 Countries Egypt, UK, USA, Irealand, Denmark, Saudi Arabia, UAE, France, Sudan, Canada, and Germany.

5 Days in 3 Cities : Cairo, Alexandria and El Minya.
1 International Screening Session : in Festival International de Films de Femme “Regards de Femmes” in Tunisia.
33 screenings in 3 Venues : Zawya Cairo, Goethe institute in Cairo, Jesuit Culture Center Alexandria and Dar Sebastien Hammamat, Tunisia and Egypt Public Library, El MInya.
10 Guests : from 3 Countries.
Over 10 TV and Radio reports : Nile FM, 95.04, Mega FM, Dream TV, Nile life, Nile Drama, CBC Extra, ON TV and Al Arabeya TV..

Films Theme

A Medically Themed Film Forum

03

Yael

01

Marie

Bedroom

Leila

02

Aurore

Stop

Stop

03

Karouma

Red

Red

Lollipop

Lollipop

1

Ibn Benout

04

Bacchus

Omnia

Omnia

01

Silent Scream

02

As For Me

02

The Breast Cancer Diaries

01

Waiting

01

Sabah El Fol

How-was-Your-day

How was your day

04

Ama

02

Sternenkind (Still Birth)

033

Con Madre

02

Push

02

Pip

OUR PANELISTIS

The list of believers in the power of art to change and the necessity of bringing medicine and film together, who joined us in the discussion panels and
workshops, is growing.

Sahar

Position: Cancer hero

Manager of Kayan Masr organisation

Sahar Shaaban

Sahar

Dr.Mina El Naggar

Position: Doctor & Filmmaker

Clinical nutritionist specialist, actor and filmmaker. He graduated Medical School in 2008 with honors and is currently a member of ESPEN. He appeared in many TV shows and film including: Stiva and Gabal El Halal. In 2015, He had his first directorial debut with the short film Mannequin and in 2016, His short film the Birthmark man won the first prize in the 48HFF.

Mina El Naggar

Dr.Mina El Naggar

Dr. Mohamed Rafik

Position: Oncologist

Professor of Surgery, manager of Alexandria Atelier.
Holds the state award in Poetry, captain Alexandria doctors and vice president of the Egyptian Antiquities Association.

Mohamed-Rafik

Dr. Mohamed Rafik

Dr. Maged Maurice​

Position: Psychiatrist consultant

Dr. Maged Maurice Psychiatrist consultant
Has many writings out of which are: "The psychology of oppression and creativity", "Creativity and the ruling regime"and "the psychology of democracy"

Magued-Maurice

Dr. Maged Maurice​

Omneya Okasha

Position: Filmmaker

Screenplay Writer and an Independent Filmmaker from Alexandria, Egypt. Originally, graduated from The Faculty of Dentistry, in Alexandria University, non-the less, she made a career shift and perused her passion to study Cinema.  Omneya is currently a UCLA Alumni.

Omneya has recently written, directed and produced, the short film ,”Lippie”, a proof of concept of her first feature Film that was developed in MAHD FILM LAB.

Omneya

Omneya Okasha

Ahlam Akram

Position: Founder of BASIRA

British Arabs Supporting Universal Women’s Rights, a not-for-profit organisation. She is a peace and human rights campaigner, writer, and broadcaster. Ahlam is a British citizen of Palestinian origin who has lived in London since 1979.

Ahlam Akram

Dr. Jaidaa Farouk Mekky

Position: Professor of psychiatry and neurological diseases

Professor of psychiatry and neurological diseases
Sleep Medicine Consultant
Coordinator of the Scientific and Cultural Committee of Alexandria’s Medical Syndicate

Jaidaa

Dr. Jaidaa Farouk Mekky

Dr. Tarek Barakat

Position: Gynaecologist

Work. OB/GYN Physician and Consultant ، Alexandria

Dr. Tarek Barakat

Ahmed Nabil

Position: Filmmaker

Ahmed was born in Alexandria, he got his BFA in oil painting in 2006. He studied filmmaking under Islam El Azzazi in the Jesuits Cultural Center of Alexandria. Ahmed produced his first documentary “The Trip” in 2009 and his short documentary "17 Fouad Street" won four prizes in Egypt and Spain.

Ahmed Nabil

Parallel Workshops Program

We are taking the educational and artistic experience of MedFest-EG far beyond film screenings where we try putting together ideas and insights from different groups of healthcare professionals, filmmakers and children and their families in workshops and camps.

Schedule Day 1

April 20, 2018
Cinema Kareem, Cairo.
6:00 pm Entry
7:00 pm Welcome speech and introduction of the festival
7:30 pm Opening film ” Aurore”
“Aurore” by Blandine Lenoir (France ) 2018
Arab World Premiere
9:00 pm Discussion
9:50 pm Closing Day 1

Schedule Day 2

April 21, 2018
Cinema Kareem, Cairo
4:00 pm Entry
4:30 pm Short Films Screening
( About Her: Motherhood )

  • Waiting (USA)
  • Pip (UK)
  • Push (USA)
  • Con Madre (USA )
  • Sternkind (Germany)
  • Ama (France)
  • Marie (USA)
  • How was your day (Ireland)
  • Yael (USA)
  • Good Morning ( Egypt)

6:00 pm Discussion
6:45 pm Closing Session 1

Schedule Day 3

April 22, 2018
Cinema Kareem, Cairo
6:00 pm Entry
6:30 pm Short Films Screening
( About Her : Body and Soul )

  • Lollipop (Saudi )
  • Karouma (UAE)
  • Silent scream (UK)
  • Omnia (UAE/Egypt)
  • Bacchus (Denmark)
  • Red (Egypt)
  • Leila ( Canada )
  • Stop (UK)
  • Virgin male (Egypt )

8:30 pm Discussions
9:30 pm Closing

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