“I have no problem with movies directed by men, but I do not accept the fact that female characters are built and filmed as mere objects of desire, trophies or secondary characters. I want to show 3D female characters and not the binary “pretty women” vs the “evil woman.” More about cinema and feminism in this interview with Egyptian filmmaker Mayye Zayed.
Through the “qardoun”, a mystical ribbon, the strength of women is woven and transmitted from mothers to daughters and sisters to sisters. A ribbon of memory that is sometimes unifying, other times oppressive. Sarah El Hamed’s short film “Qardoun, the handover” is a poetic tale about the power of sisterhood and the resilience of women.
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