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Marouan Omara

Dream Away

Logline
The situation in Egypt four years after the revolution reveals itself in the surreal world of Sharm El Sheikh, where young people seek work in the tourist industry putting their lives, dreams and hopes at stakes for a Western life-style with an unusual level of resourcefulness and dedication.
Talent
Marouan Omara
Role of participant
Director, Screenwriter
Director
Marouan Omara & Johanna Domke
Producer
Roman Roitman (Filmbucht), Mark Lotfy (Fig Leaf Studios)
Screenwriter
Marouan Omara & Johanna Domke
Status
pre-production
Year of production
2015
Running time
90 min
Genre
Documentary (Creative)
Countries of Production
Egypt , Germany
Production Companies
Filmbucht, Germany, Fig Leaf Studios, Egypt
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Cast & Crew

Cinematographer
Melanie Brugger

Festivals and Awards

Present at markets:
- Robert Bosch Film Prize 2012/2013
- Dubai Docs 2013
- Ismailiya Documentary Co-Production Platform 2014
- MENA goes Berlin: a development program supported by Documentary Campus Munich & Goethe Institute Kario, 2014

* Dream Away wins The Arab Fund for Arts and Culture - AFAC’s Documentary Program (ADP) - Production Grant.