In a village in southern Egypt, a group of girls rebels against society by forming a street theater troupe. Dreaming of being comedians, dancers, and singers, they defy their Copt families and the locals with their daring performances.
Filmed over four years, The Brink of Dreams follows the journey of these young girls on the path to becoming women. “Are you happily married? Don’t you think you were too young when you were wed?” Uncommon questions in some parts of Egypt but that the members of the Panorama Barsha troupe – from the Copt minority – dare to address. They, who dream of being stage directors, singers, or dancers, are filmed at a crucial turning point in their lives and in the urgency of their demands.
Cast/Avec
Majda Masoud
Haidi Sameh
Monika Youssef
Screenplay
Nada Riyadh
Ayman El Amir
Cinematographer
Dina El Zeneiny
Ahmed Ismail
Ayman El Amir
Sound
Mostafa Shaaban
Lama Sawaya
Music
Ahmad El Sawy
Production
Felucca Films Dolce Vita Films
Magma Film (Coproduction)
Trailer and photos
The Brink of Dreams (Rafaat einy ll sama) - Bande-Annonce
Winner Golden Eye, La Semaine de la Critique 2024, 2024, fr
Best Arab Documentary Film, El Gouna Film Festival, 2024, eg
Nada RIYADH
Born in Egypt in 1987, Nada Riyadh is an Egyptian filmmaker. Her first feature film, Happily Ever After, a documentary she directed with Ayman El Amir, had its world premiere at IDFA in 2016. Her short fiction film Fakh was in competition at La Semaine de la Critique in 2019. She participates in numerous international programs, including the Fabrique of Cannes, the Next Step program of La Semaine de la Critique, Berlinale talents, the American Film Showcase and Film Independent.
Ayman El Amir is an Egyptian director who was born in Yemen in 1981. Lately, he directed a feature documentary with Nada Riyadh, Happily Ever After, which had its world premiere at IDFA, and produced her short fiction film Fakh, selected at La Semaine de la Critique in 2019. He works as a script consultant for numerous labs and programs such as TorinoFilmLab, Doha Film Institute, Ateliers de l’Atlas du Festival de Marrakech, DW Academy and Full Circle Lab.
