Amir Youssef
France | 2024 | 14 min
World premiere
Languages : Arabic, French
Subtitles : English, French

At the musée de l’Armée in Paris, there is a wing dedicated to Napoleon Bonaparte’s campaign in Egypt. In this part-comic, part-serious decolonial reading, Egyptian artist Amir Youssef brings to life the figurines of this diorama, who join in the expansion of the conquering megalomaniac’s empire, culminating in a surreal meeting with the Great Sphinx of Giza.

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Photography
Alan Guichaoua
Sound
Tom Nollet
Editing
Léo Guillaume
Production
Luc Jérômele fresnoy
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