Out On The Street (2015)
Dircted by Jasmina Metwaly and Philip Rizk
Egypt, 72’, Arabic with English Subtitles 
November 16, 2017 - 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Al Ma’mal, New Gate, Old City – Jerusalem 
Q&A to follow with the director, Philip Rizk. 
Out On The Street is a film about nine working class men from Helwan participating in an acting workshop. Through the rehearsals, stories emerge of factory injustice, police brutality, courts that fabricate criminal charges and countless tales of corruption and exploitation by their capitalist employers. On a rooftop studio overlooking the heart of Cairo – presented as a space between fact and fiction – the participants move in and out of character as they shape the performance that engage their daily realities. This screening is part of Knitting, a one-week program of encounters between Palestinian initiatives and cultural thinkers and artists, curated and conceptualized by Adania Shibli. Organized by A.M.Qattan Foundation.