Photocopy
Feature Film - 2017Directed By: Tamer Ashry
Written By: Haitham Dabour
Synopsis:
Mahmoud's life is a 'photocopy' of millions of others. He worked as a data – entry typist in The same government job for decades and never married. When he settles for early retirement, he buys a near by store front and sets up: “Mahmoud’s photo – copy”. He makes a living photocopying and typing. One day, a student asks him to type up a Plagiarized report on the extinction of dinosaurs. Obsessing with the concept of extinction, Mahmoud Begins on a journey of revolt that will change his life entirely.
Awards:
- Elgouna film festival – September 2017
- Arab film festival IN TÜBINGEN (GERMANY)
- TRIBECA FILM IN STITUTE WORK SHOP IN ETHIOPIA
- FESTIVAL OFARABIC MUSIC AND ARTS – TORONTO CANADA
- FESTIVAL DU FILM ARABE DE FAMECK
- ARAB FILM FESTIVAL IN CALGARY, CANADA
- "RENCOTRES INTERNATIONALES DES CINÉMAS ARABES D’AFLAM" IN MAR - SEILLE - FRANCE - NOVEMBER 2017
- ARABIAN FILMS WEEKIN "NEWYORK" CITY, USA – NOVEMBER 2017
- HAIFA INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL - PALESTINE – TRIPOLI FILM FESTIVAL – LEBANON
- LUXOR AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL
- EGYPTIAN CATHOLIC CENTER CINEMA
- BEST ARABIC FILM (EL GOUNA FILM FESTIVAL)
- BEST FILM (TRIPOLI FILM FESTIVAL)
- BEST ACTRESS FILM ASSOCIATION 2018
- BEST ACTOR KAZAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2018
- SPECIAL MENTION EGYPTIAN NATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL2 018
- BEST SOUND EGYPTIAN NATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2018
- SPECIAL JURY AWARD EGYPTIAN NATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2018
- BEST SCREEN PLAY ORAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2018
- AUDIENCE AWARD MALMO ARAB FILM FESTIVAL 2018
Cast:
Mahmoud Hemida
Shereen Reda
Ali Eltayeb
Farah Youssef
Ahmed Dash