Independent film in Egypt – curated by Emad Mabrouk

© Ayten Amin Her Man by Ayten Amin
Egypt
10 min | 2006
The online presentation of films from „Arab Shorts 2009” on this site ended by 31 December 2011.

©Ayten Amin


Based on Ahdaf Soueif's short story about the rivalry between two wives over the same man, as they wait for their husband’s return one night.



About the Filmmaker

Born in Cairo, Ayten Amin studied commerce at Cairo University. She studied film directing at the Art Lab where she produced Her Man, which participated in the National Film Festival in Cairo in 2007 and was selected for the Clermont Ferrand Film Festival. The film also participated in a number of other festivals and won the Mohamed Shebl first film prize in 2007. She has worked as an assistant director on a number of feature films such as Alive.



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