This documentary features a group of extremely talented male "quilters" and their shops/workshops in a fascinating laneway within the suburbs of Cairo. Make sure that you read the film summary above in IMDb so that you can get more out of it than I did on this first viewing. We had an informative Q&A with the director after our screening in Melbourne (Australia) and I wished I knew what he said before I had watched the film, because I thought it was a film about "tentmakers" but it is more an observation of the ways the local artisans (in this case), their families and friends manage to keep their lives bubbling along while three major upheavals in Egypt took place. The film was made over three years, and they provide a commentary on these events, share their difficult times, and bring up their families. Even the televisions seem to be essential parts of the film. There is also a welcome international artistic component to the story which adds richness to the story. You will enjoy some of the local "colourful" characters and passing motorists too.
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