Egypt: We Are Watching You
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Born in Cairo, LEILA MENJOU, has a degree in directing from the Cairo Film School. Leila Menjou has worked on many movies, amongst others the acclaimed Mothers of the Desert, which opened at IDFA and won 1st prize at the Timbuktu Film Festival.SHERIEF FAHMY was born and raised in Alexandria, but has lived in Cairo and New York since 1998, where he has obtained a degree in digital filmmaking from the New York Film Academy. Sherief is best known for his video blog sheriefonthenet.com, on which he airs short documentary films describing the political climate in Egypt.
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In the 2005 State of the Union address, Bush cites Egypt as the country which will pave the way for democracy in the Middle East. Three women, unable to sit by while their country is on the brink of drastic change, start a grassroots movement, to educate and empower the public by raising awareness on the meaning of democracy. They name their campaign “Shayfeen.com” which translates to “We See You.”
“We See You” is a film about the highs and lows of the first year of their movement in Egypt. Insisting that change can only happen by the people; their goal is to educate the Egyptian public on what it takes to build the most basic pillars democracy and demand basic human rights, freedom of speech and establish an independent judiciary.
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