Academy of Arts Higher Institute of Cinema

The film follows the aftermath of an unfortunate incident at the inauguration of a public toilet located in the middle of the Egyptian desert. Inspired by Anton Chekhov's short story "The Death Of A Government Clerk," director El Zohairy offers us a story about fear in a milieu where uniformity and hierarchy reigns, in which the poses and gestures of the actors express a lot more than their words.

The short film Al Dhareeh (1977) by Eltayeb Mahdi, founding member of the Sudanese Film Group, tells the story of a man who claims to be able to heal people.

Ahmed feels depressed and thinks about suicide. He treats his suicide as if it were like his last dance. Life haunts Ahmed's suicide attempt in an absurd and fatalistic way.