Zawya is an art-house cinema that specialises in screening independent films targeting a small, niche market rather than the commercially-profitable mass market. The film stories may focus on the hopes, dreams and motivations of the characters in the film, rather than have the clear, goal-driven story that is popularly adopted in mainstream Hollywood films. Zawya theater also showcases films from various film festivals from the Arab region and Europe throughout the year. Hence, it contributes to spreading cinematic culture in Egypt.
The story follows a young woman and a young man who have been close friends since childhood, and together, they face many different situations and problems with their friends and families, but some...Read more changes suddenly occur in their relationship.
One of the two friends from the impoverished neighborhood is getting married, but the day before the ceremony, her wedding gown is torn. She and her closest friend decide to travel to Cairo in search...Read more of another.
To grab attention to issues that are important to them like early marriage, domestic abuse, and girls' education, a group of girls resolves to form a theater club and perform plays based on well-known...Read more Saidi folklore on the streets of their little village.