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Tamer El Said

(1972) Film Director

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Tamer El Said is a film director.

Quick Facts About Tamer El Said

Born: August 14, 1972
Profession: Film Director

About Tamer El Said

[Wikidata] film director... | [Wikipedia] Tamer El Said is an Egyptian filmmaker. He wrote, produced and directed numerous films including Take Me (2004), an award-winning documentary about five friends who unwittingly became political prisoners in Morocco, and the short film On a Monday (2005) on an old married couple who rediscover their

Quotes by Tamer El Said

I hate political films that have one particular message that they're trying to convey. I think propaganda is very dangerous, and it's…

Dangerous

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I think as much as the city is changing us, our experience inside the city also changes. I think, a city like…

Aggressive

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For Beirut it was the civil war, and the dividing of the city - which is something that is shared among Beirut,…

Being yourself

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For me, filmmaking is an ongoing self-reflection process. I kind of push everything to the edge. I feel very exposed and fragile…

Cinema

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Downtown Cairo is at the center of the city, it is a place that has to be shared between different classes. It's…

Bigger picture

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Every film has a political side. It's something that you cannot ignore. Politics is a part of everything, it's how we speak,…

Different

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I think that to me, films are personal affairs. It doesn't mean that I am against other people doing things differently, but…

Ability

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To me, a revolutionary film is not a film about a revolution. It has a lot more to do with the art…

Art

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