The Dream of ShahrazadMovie
Weaving together music, politics and storytelling, THE DREAM OF SHAHRAZAD explores recent social and political events in Egypt, Turkey and Lebanon through the metaphor of THE 1001 NIGHTS, and looks at the ways in which creativity and political articulation coincide in response to oppression. Drawing on Shahrazad, the princess who saves lives by telling stories, a youth orchestra conductor, a Cairean storytelling troupe, a troubled Lebanese actress and various others all put art to new political use.
About The Dream of Shahrazad
The Dream of Shahrazad is a 2014 documentary movie directed by Francois Verster.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 50m, an original language code of EN.
The credited cast includes Maryam Saleh. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
