Bibliotheca Alexandrina September Film Program

Yes, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina is, as the name suggests, in Alexandria, and therefore not exactly "Cairo Live Event" material, but, you might happen to live in Alex and read this blog, or live in Cairo and go to Alex for a few days, or simply, decide to go because attracted by a special program (might sound far fetched to many but ... well, I did it!). So, provided I continue to receive info regularly, I decided to create a "niche" for Alex in the blog.

What follows is the schedule of the movies shown during the month of September 2010* at the Auditorium of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina. All screenings start at 7:00 PM

19 September 2010
Tenth Birthday of “Amkenah” magazine
"Garbage Dreams"
Directed by Mai Iskander
Egypt/USA – Documentary – 2009 – 79 min.

21 – 23 September 2010
International Day of Peace: "EURIPIDES TRILOGY BY MICHAEL CACOYANNIS"

IPHIGENIA
Directed by Michael Cacoyannis
Greece – Fiction – 1977 – 120 min.
THE TROJAN WOMEN
Directed by Michael Cacoyannis
U.S.A – Fiction – 1971 – 106 min.
ELECTRA
Directed by Michael Cacoyannis
Greece – Fiction – 1962 – 107 min.

26 September 2010
Animation Film Forum "The First Steps of Animation in Egypt - Frenkel Brothers Films"

"National Defense"
Egypt – Animation – 1939 – 14 min.
"Tete Dure"
Egypt – Animation – 1950 – 2 min.
"The Secret of Happiness"
Egypt – Animation – 1950 – 2 min.
"The Smart Student"
Egypt – Animation – 1949 – 3 min.
"You Are Right Othman!"
Egypt – Animation – 1949 – 2 min.
"On the Nile’s Bank"
Egypt – Animation – 1947 – 2 min.
"The Clever"
Egypt – Animation – 1949 – 9 min.
"Bon Appetit!"
Egypt – Animation – 1946 – 11 min.

The Screening is followed by a seminar with the Animation Filmmaker Showikar Khalifa (In Arabic).

* Program actually starts this evening, but I am late in posting and therefore I did not include today's program.