Weapon of Choice

Before and after the popular uprising that led to the fall of Hosni Mubarak, a new generation of Egyptian filmmakers started using their weapon of choice—their cameras— as a tool for revealing the truth to the world. More than ever a crucial weapon of resistance, filming breaks the law of silence and makes sense out of confusion that now rules Egypt. Weapon of Choice shows how filmmakers, through fiction, documentary or citizen journalism, take action in the long and difficult process of transformation that is Revolution. With Ibrahim El Batout, Ayten Amin, Wael Omar, Khalid Abdalla, Amr Salama, Mohamed Diab and Karim El Shenawy.

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Directors Notes:

Back in 2008, I was making a film in Egypt. During the time I spent there shooting the film, I witnessed first-hand, the corruption, fear and oppression that the people were living under. I knew that one day the situation would explode. At that time, I hadn't met the young people we now know as the Egyptian Youth Movement who wanted to bring about a regime change. I did not know there were so much talent and so many brave people ready to die for their country. When the Revolution began in January 2011, I wanted to go back to Cairo to see this unparalleled period in History. As soon as I could I flew back there with this question in mind: "How can Egyptian directors set about filming this radical transformation? Which aspect of the events taking place gives them inspiration? And, how can they contribute to the changes?"
This process is tough and difficult: one step forward unrolls for ten steps backward, resting upon the spasms of a society going through a huge identity crisis. Some filmmakers were torn between their careers as filmmakers, and their desire to get actively involved in the political struggle. This film looks at the role of the filmmaker as an artist and his involvement in this turbulent period that is all-consuming. 

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