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Hiya wa houa

Her + Him
Akram Zaatari
2012 Lebanon 33 minutes French; English; Arabic

The intriguing photograph of a grandmother proudly posing nude for the famed Cairo-based photographer, Van Leo, spurs a visit, conversation and foray into his studio. Born in 1921 to an Armenian family that moved to Egypt in 1924, Van Leo was not only the kind of stellar photographer-craftsman that his generation emblemised but also one of the few among them to consider himself a full-fledged artist.

Production :
Akram Zaatari
Editing :
Michele Tyan; Belal Hibri
Sound :
Michele Tyan
Photography :
Akram Zaatari
Copy Contact :
Akram Zaatari

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