She Sings
by Lily Ekimian Ragheb, Ahmed T. Ragheb
Egypt / USA, 2024
synopsis
When Aziza finally shares a recurring dream, it’s what she leaves unsaid that reveals her fractured sense of self. Aziza’s dream – in which she must sing a song – takes her on a journey through the post-industrial hills of the American Rust Belt, the eternal fields of Egypt, and the most repressed parts of her mind.
about the directors
Ahmed T. Ragheb & Lily Ekimian Ragheb are a married experimental filmmaking duo based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Lily (American, Russian and Armenian) grew up between Washington, D.C., and Cairo, Egypt. Ahmed (Egyptian, Dutch and American) was born and raised in Cairo. Their work explores identity, feminism, cultural dislocation and domestic relationships, and they are noted for their use of voiceover and mixed media. Their films have screened at world-renowned festivals including International Film Festival Rotterdam (Tiger Short Competition), Cairo International Film Festival, Uppsala Short Film Festival (Nominated, Ingmar Bergman Award), L’Alternativa Barcelona, AIFVF, the Arab American National Museum and the Mattress Factory Contemporary Art Museum. Artist residencies and awards they’vereceived include the Bemis Center forContemporary Arts, Squeaky Wheel Film & Media Art Center, and the Gift to America 2.0 Artist Commission by SPMMMV. Together they founded the independent production company Studio Ragheb.
