19° TORINO FILM FESTIVAL
Animated Films

AL KHATT AL ABIAD

THE WHITE LINE
by Husam Muhib, Ali Muhib
Country: Egypt
Year: 1962
Duration: 35'


An experimental film that combines animation and real film as it discovers Cairo in an original and anti-narrative way.

Biography

film director

Ali Muhib

Ali Muhib, after studying and later teaching at the Fine Arts faculty, founded the department of Egyptian television animation with his brother Husam in 1961. In 1965, they made the film Al khatt al abiad, (The White Line), which won first prize at the International Festival of Alexandria. In 1966 Ali Muhib began making animated commercials, his cartoon characters have become part of the history of Egyptian television.

Cast

& Credits

REGIA E SOGGETTO: HUSAM MUHIB, ALI MUHIB.

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