Rawy Talks

With the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum, Ramses II has returned to the spotlight — not just as a historical icon, but as a question about memory, place, and movement. In this episode of Rawy Talks , we sit down with filmmaker Amr Bayoumi to discuss Where Did Ramses Go? , a film that connects the journey of a statue with a deeply personal journey of the director himself. We talk about his use...

In this episode of Rawy Talks , we sit down with Reem Jubran , a Palestinian-American filmmaker from California and the director of Don’t Be Long, Little Bird — a short film shot between California and Palestine that navigates the emotional terrain of memory, land, generational identity, and inherited loss. Reem shares how the film emerged from a deeply personal place, exploring the realities of d...

Zehra discusses how her personal experiences shaped the story, reflecting on middle-class families in diverse societies like Turkey — families caught in cycles of communication breakdown, mental health struggles, and emotional inheritance. Together with Baran, they share how collaboration, color, and symbolism built a story that feels both intimate and universal.

In Episode 2 of Rawy Talks, host Hazem Madbouly speaks with Ola Salama, Managing Director of FilmLab Palestine, about the evolution of Palestine Cinema Days—from a small festival in Ramallah to a global celebration of Palestinian storytelling. Ola shares how FilmLab Palestine has become a vital space for creative expression, nurturing young filmmakers and empowering communities to tell their own s...

Hazem Madbouly sits down with Director David Fedele to talk through his process of shooting 'This Jungo Life' a feature documentary entirely shot with iPhones — a collective project revealing the hidden lives of young refugees and asylum seekers from Sudan and South Sudan, living and sleeping rough on the streets of Morocco; forced to flee violence and instability in Libya, and unable to r...