Scheherazade Tell me a Story
By: Yousry Nasrallah
(Egypt, 2009, 134 min)
Screens: Saturday, November 12th, 9:30 pm
Synopsis:
A savvy, strong-willed female talk show host, Hebba, stirs up political controversy when she focuses her on-air discussions on women’s sociopolitical issues. Her husband, Karim, is just about to be appointed editor-in-chief of Egypt’s top government newspaper and is told that this position will be his only if his wife avoids political topics on her show. He persuades her to focus her programs on more mundane topics, but this new, “non-political” stance become even more subversive to authorities.
A provocative and audacious film exploring how men and women shape each others’ lives in today’s Cairo.
Director's Bio:
Yousry Nasrallah was born to a Coptic Christian family in Cairo. He graduated in economics and political science at Cairo University. He then worked as a film critic and directing assistant in Beirut from 1978 to 1982. Nasrallah became assistant to Youssef Chahine, whose company Misr International would go on to produce his films.
