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Iris Prize Shorts 2017
Half a Life
DIRECTOR:
Tamara Shogaolu
RELEASE YEAR:
2016
Indonesia / Egypt / Netherlands / USA, 12 mins
Half a Life pairs the intimate narration of a young, Egyptian gay activist with stylized animation, bringing the streets of Cairo to life through this first-hand account. The anonymous narrator shares the story of the traumatic encounter which prompted him to become a gay-rights activist in the unstable, oppressive and increasingly dangerous social climate in present-day Egypt.