Critics Week · 44th Edition
Light Upon Light
LIGHT UPON LIGHT. نور على نور
Director
Christian Suhr
Country
Egypt, Denmark
Runtime
1 h 18 min
Language
English, Arabic
Premiere
International Premiere
Synopsis
A philosophical field trip from Cairo, along the Nile and into the desert in search for what light means as a religious concept in recent years in Egypt.
Screenplay
Muhammad Mustapha, Christian Suhr
Producers
Hala Lotfy
About the Director
A director and professor at the Department of Anthropology, Aarhus University, Denmark. His collaboration with the Cairo-based film collective Hassala Films started in 2014. LIGHT UPON LIGHT is their first film together. Christian Suhr’s previous work focused on religious healing in Denmark and Papua New Guinea.
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