Ethical Reflections on Activist Film Making and Activist Subtitling

Salma El-Tarzi Translated by Robin Moger This essay reflects on a number of issues from the perspective of a filmmaker who has been deeply involved in the events unfolding in Egypt since January 2011. The issues in question concern the creative input of translators and the extent of their ownership of a work to which they have contributed voluntary labour,

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Art Alert: El-Tarzi's Underground/On the Surface in cinemas for one week only

Winner of the Muhr Arab Award for Best Director at the Dubai Intl Film Festival, Salma El-Tarzi’s feature documentary on unlikely music superstars, the 8%, will be shown in local cinemas 22-28 April 2015 Ahram Online , Sunday 19 Apr 2015 Salma El-Tarzi’s feature documentary on the world of Mahraganat (an emerging style of local music) follows some of the scene’s biggest stars,

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From tok toks to TV: New film gets to the heart of mahraganat

‘Underground/On the Surface’ Mada Masr, Thursday, March 20, 2014 by Maha ElNabawi “We have four social segments in Egypt: the poorer than poor, the poor, the middle class and the upper class,” says Ortega from the back of a car in Cairo. “We are happy to be part of the poorer than poor, but we do and sing as we want.”

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Salma in the Square

ABC News, Broadcast: 15/02/2011 Reporter: Mark Corcoran At 33, Salma el Tarzi has never known any other leader. Hosni Mubarak has ruled Egypt with such ruthless authority many call him The Last Pharaoh and very few dared to do anything other than quietly comply with his administration. Criticism, dissent even whispered disagreement would risk attracting the attention of Mubarak’s henchmen,

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