The Three Disappearances of Soad Hosni (2011)
• July 10th, 2011 • 1h 10min
Documentary
Overview
This haunting and beautifully formed documentary is a meditation on the life of Egyptian screen legend Soad Hosni, who starred in eighty-two feature films between 1959 and 1991. Hosni’s mysterious death in London in 2001 sent shockwaves through the Arab world, and this is the first film which look into her life and work. Using filmic montage, director and video artist Rania Stephan reveals the diverse modes of female representation embodied in Hosni's charismatic roles, and creates an ebullient picture of the iconic actress who captivated the modern Arab imagination.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
What the #$*! Do We (K)now!?
Released on: 2004-04-23
Documentary, Comedy, Drama
Amanda is a divorced woman who makes a living as a photographer. During the Fall of the year Amanda ...
1912, Breaking the Silence
Released on: 2010-08-11
Documentary
Afro-Cubans played a leading role in the fight to free Cuba from Spanish domination; as part of that...
Boris Ryzhy
Released on: 2008-12-01
Documentary
Russian Poet Boris Ryzhy was handsome, talented and famous. So why did he end his own life at the ag...
Jedi Junior High
Released on: 2014-06-28
Documentary
In 2009, students of all walks of life at the Arts & Learning Children's Conservatory in Anaheim...
Olympia: Part One – Festival of the Nations
Released on: 1938-04-21
Documentary
Commissioned to make a propaganda film about the 1936 Olympic Games in Germany, director Leni Riefen...
Olympia: Part Two – Festival of Beauty
Released on: 1938-06-02
Documentary
Commissioned to make a propaganda film about the 1936 Olympic Games in Germany, director Leni Riefen...
Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1
Released on: 2013-11-11
Documentary
According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, one veteran dies by suicide in America every 8...
Déjà vu
Released on: 1999-01-01
Documentary
Somewhere in a subtropical country white visitors crowd around dark-skinned plantation workers empty...
A Portrait of Ga
Released on: 1952-01-01
Documentary
Another early experiment in portraiture from Tait. In filming her mother she asks the wider question...
How We Played the Revolution
Released on: 2012-02-16
Documentary
It was the year 1984 when a group of architects decided to organize a one night music band as a New ...
Midsummer Night's Tango
Released on: 2013-10-18
Documentary, Music
Finns have a quirky sense of humour - and are a bit shy. But: Tango is THE folk music of the Finns. ...
Brasslands
Released on: 2013-06-15
Documentary, Music
Half a million people descend upon a tiny Serbian village for the 50th anniversary of the world's la...
Karama Has No Walls
Released on: 2012-03-01
Documentary
'Karama has no walls' is set amidst Yemen's 2011 uprising. The film illustrates the nature of the Ye...
Hotel Nueva Isla
Released on: 2014-10-12
Documentary
In the early twentieth century, the Hotel Nueva Isla was an emblematic luxury hotel. After the Cuban...
Jesus Camp
Released on: 2006-09-15
Documentary
Jesus Camp is a Christian summer camp where children hone their "prophetic gifts" and are schooled i...
Broken Promises: The High Arctic Relocation
Released on: 1995-01-01
Documentary
In the summer of 1953, the Canadian government relocated seven Inuit families from Northern Québec t...
Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids
Released on: 2004-12-08
Documentary
Documentary depicting the lives of child prostitutes in the red light district of Songachi, Calcutta...
God's Ways
Released on: 2006-11-06
Documentary
A dual portrait of young drifters on the streets of Odessa, where every day seems the same and the f...
Full Metal Village
Released on: 2007-04-19
Documentary
The film describes the microcosmos of the small village Wacken and shows the clash of the cultures, ...