Media Type:
Documentaries
Title
Before the Spring After the Fall
Subject
Feature documentary
Description
This award-winning documentary, aired internationally in 2014, tracks several musicians from Egypt's underground heavy metal scene, including the sons of opposition politician Ayman Nour and the members of the country's first female metal band. Footage was filmed from the years before the revolution through 2012, covering the lead-up to the 2011 revolution, the first 18 days of mass protests and the first 18 months following the resignation of former president, the late Hosni Mubarak.
The film sheds some light on the challenges facing heavy metal musicians in Egypt. It also shows the different attitudes amongst musicians towards the revolution. Overall, it aims to break down assumptions and dismantle binary frameworks through which Westerners often view Muslims and Islam.
Creator
Directed by Jed Rothstein
Source
Publisher
Vimeo
Date Published
29/06/2014
Contributor
- Produced by Liz Garbus, Allyson Luchak and Mark Levine
Rights
HMI Productions, Inc
Insurgent Media
Related Resources
- Mark LeVine (2008), Heavy Metal Islam: Rock, Resistance and the Struggle for the Soul of Islam, Three Rivers Press.
Language
English/Arabic
Date Created
04/04/2013
Tags
Citation
Directed by Jed Rothstein , “Before the Spring After the Fall,” Politics, Popular Culture and the 2011 Egyptian Revolution, accessed April 27, 2024, https://egyptrevolution2011.ac.uk/items/show/239.
