THE BRINK OF DREAMS
Audience Design Consultancy (2024)

Co-consulted with Petar Mitric
Funded by TFL Audience Design Fund

Documentary   100 min.

Production Stage: Completed

Production Country: Egypt

Participating film team: Nada Riyadh & Ayman El Amir (writers/directors/producers)

World Premiere: Cannes Critics’ Week 2024 – Œil d’Or Cannes Best Documentary

SYNOPSIS

In a remote village in southern Egypt, a group of girls rebel by forming an all-female street theater troupe. They dream of becoming actresses, dancers and singers, challenging their families and villagers with their unexpected performances. Shot over four years, The Brink of Dreams follows them from childhood to womanhood, facing the most crucial choices of their lives.