I shot a short documentary about Ahmed Mado, an Egyptian. He is getting a medical education in Russia and writes music.
- Format
- Film
- Year
- 2021
- Running time
- 4:29
- Role
- Director and cinematographer
- Subject
- Ahmed Mado
Idea
Ahmed Mado travelled from Egypt to a small Russian town to become a doctor. He picked the profession as a child, and music has held him for several years. The film is about how his two lives coexist in a foreign country, and about his principles, in his own words. The hero ends on the line "I am here to change something."
Visual language
On one side are dorm windows, panel apartment blocks, snow and the chill of the town. On the other is a warm, colourful studio where the music comes to life. The hero's voice-over guides the whole film, and at the end an aerial panorama of the town draws his story together.
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