Al Momia: A Ciné-Concert by Sharif Sehnaoui and Raed Yassin

This is a ciné-concert by Sharif Sehnaoui and Raed Yassin.

About the Movie
Egypt, 1881. A family clan that makes a living from breaking into the tombs of pharaohs and selling the treasures on the black market is caught by investigators tasked with protecting the national cultural heritage. There are also doubts within the family members themselves about the morality of making money from bartering their own history and its artifacts. While one of the sons is torn between loyalty towards his deceased father, the clan chief, and his moral duty to tell the archaeologists where the tombs are, his brother rebels against the ideology of the clan elders and wants to reveal their secret.

Restored in 2009 by the World Cinema Foundation at Cineteca di Bologna L’Immagine Ritrovata Laboratory.

Sharif Sehnaoui
Sharif Sehnaoui is a free improvising guitarist. He plays both electric & acoustic guitars, with (or without) extended and prepared techniques, focusing on expanding the intrinsic possibilities of these instruments without the use of effects or electronics. In addition to his music, he founded the Irtijal festival that he has been managing since 2001 and runs several record labels.

Raed Yassin
Raed Yassin is an essential figure in the Lebanese experimental music scene. A large part of his discography revolves around deconstructing Arabic popular culture. His solo projects include electro acoustic compositions, electronics, Arabic turntablism, as well as a highly individualistic extended technique on double-bass. He is a founding member of Irtijal Festival and Annihaya records.

Cost
10,000 LL