Festivals

Synopsis
The establishment of the art of classical ballet in Egypt under the auspices of the state during the Cold War is at the heart of an extraordinary saga, narrated here by its first pioneers. Prima ballerina Magda Saleh and fellow dancers recall the founding of the first national ballet school, staffed with Soviet teachers - the early triumphs, collapse and renewed hopes over five decades.
Trailers
Cast: Interviewees

Magda Saleh

Wadoud Faizy

Yehia Abdeltawwab

Yehia Abdeltawwab

Diane Hakak

Nadia Habib

Nelly Karim

Naglaa Farouk

Aleya Abdel Razek

Reda Sheta

Ahlam Younes

Dina Fouad
Ashraf Sewailam
Frank G. Wisner
Jack Josephson
Jeffrey LaRiche
Maged Farag
Mohamed Shams
Anna Kisselgoff
Catherine Batcheller
Helen Atlas
Jacqueline Davis
Nimet Habachy
Tina Chen
Crew

Hisham Abdel Khalek
Director& Producer
Director& Producer

Wanny Yazan
Co-Producer
& Second Unit Director: Cairo
Co-Producer
& Second Unit Director: Cairo

Sahar Sherbini
Idea by
Idea by

Ismail El Abrass
Director of photography: Cairo
Director of photography: Cairo

Remon Sakr
Music
Music

Claudiu Manea
Special Effects:
Parallax Photography
Special Effects:
Parallax Photography

Mahmoud Saeid
Assistant director: Cairo
Assistant director: Cairo

Olivier Delesse
Producer
Producer

Magda Saleh
Consulting Producer
Consulting Producer

Steven Tong
Director of photography
Director of photography

Ramy Tadrous
Editor
Editor

Amira Selim
Soprano – Singer
Soprano – Singer

Medhat Soody
Behind the scenes
Behind the scenes

Studio Brodkast
Post Production
Post Production

SAaD Bin Mohammed
Producer
Producer

Tamer Ezzat
Executive Producer
Executive Producer

Elliot Storey
Director of photography, Camerman
& Editor
Director of photography, Camerman
& Editor

Ashraf Sewailam
Narrator
Narrator

Mohamed Shalaby
Behind the scenes: Cairo
Behind the scenes: Cairo

Belal Hibri
Colorist
Colorist

Clément Chauvelle
Audio mixing
Audio mixing