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Drowning Fish

67-year-old Samir lives in Shakshouk village, where the entire community depends on fishing for income. He is one of the last few fishermen in Lake Qarun where pollution has caused young fishermen leave.

Amir El-Shenawy

Amir El-Shenawy is an Egyptian award-winning documentary filmmaker. His documentary debut, Kilo 64, had its world premiere at the Cairo International Film Festival in 2018, earning nominations for both Best Arab Film and Best Artistic Contribution awards, and winning the First Feature Film prize from the National Festival for Egyptian Cinema. El-Shenawy received his MA in Screen Documentary from Goldsmiths University, London, in 2017. Since 2021, he has been an adjunct faculty at the American University in Cairo where he teaches filmmaking.

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