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Staff of Life, Moza Almatrooshi, UK 2021, 5 min. 21 sec.
Staff of Life is a portrayal of a working day in a bakery that creates its version of Western pastries. The film examines the process of making dough and metaphorises it by drawing comparisons with aspects of human resilience, and the attempts to reach fulfilment and self-realisation in harsh conditions.
Shown at Current Transmissions 2020.
Director, Writer and Editor: Moza Almatrooshi
Producer: Nikta Mohammadi
Producer on Location: Mohammed Makki
Sound Designer and Composer: Babak Mirsalari
Darbuka Drummer: Jose Alexis Mesa
Narrators: Moza Almatrooshi (Arabic), Abbas Zahedi (Farsi) and Anusheh Zia (Urdu)
With thanks to: New Elsayad Bakery, Cairo, Egypt
This work was produced for New Creatives, supported by Arts Council England and BBC Arts.
Producer: Nikta Mohammadi
Producer on Location: Mohammed Makki
Sound Designer and Composer: Babak Mirsalari
Darbuka Drummer: Jose Alexis Mesa
Narrators: Moza Almatrooshi (Arabic), Abbas Zahedi (Farsi) and Anusheh Zia (Urdu)
With thanks to: New Elsayad Bakery, Cairo, Egypt
This work was produced for New Creatives, supported by Arts Council England and BBC Arts.
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