Abu Bakr Shawky<\/a> (Yommedine, Hajjan) is back. After debuting movies at Cannes and Toronto, he world premiered his latest, The Stories, at the 29th edition of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (P\u00d6FF) in Estonia on Sunday.<\/p>\nGiven the reputation he has developed with his past works, including 2018\u2019s Yommedine being Egypt\u2019s international Oscar submission, the writer-director\u2019s new movie drew a big crowd, which used every second of a Q&a following the premiere screening to hear more about how The Stories came to be.<\/p>\n
Shawky and his creative team cinematically imagine the story of his parents \u2013 his father grew up in Egypt, his mother in Austria \u2013 and stories of their families, friends and acquaintances, starting with how the mother and first came into contact as international pen pals.<\/p>\n
The Stories tells five stories, leaving time gaps in between, that mix archival footage of political speeches,…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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