Call Centre by Mohammed HammadEgypt
18 min | 2006
The online presentation of films from „Arab Shorts 2009” on this site ended by 31 December 2011.
A veiled single woman working at a call centre eavesdrops on customers’ conversations in order to relieve the boredom of the job. Her unflinching response to the dark, duplicitous and occasionally depraved behaviour of seemingly innocuous callers provides material for a grim look at contemporary Egyptian society.
About the Filmmaker
Born in 1981 in Cairo, Mohammed Hammad graduated with a degree in literature from Helwan University. He is an independent screenwriter and filmmaker. He authored the script for The Fifth Pound (El-Geneih el-Khames, 2005), directed by Ahmed Khaled, and Mersal al-Marasil (2005), directed by Hilmi Abdel-Magid. He also directed a short experimental film, Tawaf (2004), and several documentaries, including Mulid al-Sayeda Nafisa (2004). He is presently working on his first feature.
Born in 1981 in Cairo, Mohammed Hammad graduated with a degree in literature from Helwan University. He is an independent screenwriter and filmmaker. He authored the script for The Fifth Pound (El-Geneih el-Khames, 2005), directed by Ahmed Khaled, and Mersal al-Marasil (2005), directed by Hilmi Abdel-Magid. He also directed a short experimental film, Tawaf (2004), and several documentaries, including Mulid al-Sayeda Nafisa (2004). He is presently working on his first feature.
