Asham Competes in the Third Malmo Arab Film Festival in Sweden

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Participating in the Official Feature Films Competition

Asham Competes in the Third Malmo Arab Film Festival in Sweden


Director Maggie Morgan's Asham participates in the Feature Films competition at Malmo Arab Film Festivalin Sweden. The third installment of the festival runs from September 2nd to September 8th,2013.

Film Clinic's production, Asham, competes with 11 films in the official Feature Films Competition. With an attendance by the film's director Maggie Morgan, the screenings will be held as part of the School Cinema program, which aims to promote cultural exchange between Arabic-speaking and other ethnic groups who are living in Sweden through screenings of films from across the Arab world, addressing the more than 175 ethnic groups living in Sweden.

Following the film's participation in Malmo Arab Film Festival, Asham, will participate in the official competitionwithin the 7th Sala Women Film Festival, which runs from September 23rd to September 28th, 2013. Produced by Film Clinic, Asham is Maggie's feature directorial debut after participating in a number of documentaries and medium-length films. In addition, the film is her first scriptwriting experience.

The film took part in the 19th Franco Arab Film Festival, which opened on June 13th, and the screening was on June 18th, 2013. Held in Jordan, the festival included the screening of several award winning feature films and documentaries from numerous prestigious film festivals in the past two years.

Asham has recently received a Special Mention within the Feature Films Competition at the Geneva Oriental Film Festival. Moreover, Asham has previously participated in the Narrative Feature Competition at the 3rdDoha Tribeca Film Festival. After the screening, critics praised the film, describing it as a distinctive venture byMaggie Morgan.

Asham tells six intertwined stories about aspiration, disappointment, and hope set against the backdrop of a restless Cairo, itself on the brink of change. At significant points of their lives, some characters converge onto a street peddler, while other characters experience a series of events, which inevitably lead their pathways to intersect.

Asham stars a number of young actors and major stars including the outstanding Director Mohamed Khantogether with Stage Director Mahmoud El Lozy, and young actors: Amina Khalil, who has appeared in Sharbat Loz TV series and Taraf Talet, Salma Salem, Seif Al Aswani, Shady Habashy, Ali Kasim, Marwa Tharwat,Mona El Shimi, Mina El Naggar, Nagla Younis, Noha El Khouli, Hani Eskandar and Hani Seif.

Maggie Morgan has previously participated in many films as a producer. She graduated from the American University in Cairo, where she currently teaches Film Studies. She directed her first documentary, The Picture, in 2002. Maggie's medium-length feature From Within: Her Stories took part in numerous festivals. Her documentary, Egypt in the Eyes of Mair, was screened on MBC's Al-Arabiya in 2009.