One More Show (ضايل عنا عرض)
Amidst the devastation of the genocide carried out by Israel in Gaza, a group of circus performers refuse to let despair take center stage. One More Show follows the Free Gaza Circus troupe — Youssef, Batout, Ismail, Mohamed and Just — after being displaced from northern to southern Gaza as they turn their craft into an act of defiance, resilience and hope. As death hovers in the background, the troupe performs for children in shelters and on the streets, offering moments of joy in the darkest of times.
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Screenings
Virtual
Directors Spotlight
Mai Saad
Director
Mai Saad is an Egyptian filmmaker and producer. She began her career as an assistant director, working on several feature films, and short films. She is currently producing a feature- documentary and working as a creative producer on a feature narrative film. One More Show marks her directorial debut in documentary filmmaking.
Ahmed Al Danaf
Director
Ahmed Al Danaf is a cinematographer and filmmaker from Gaza. He directed School Day, one of the short fiction films in the Ground Zero project, which received the Youssef Chahine Award at the Cairo International Film Festival 2024 and was screened at several international film festivals. One More Show marks his directorial debut in documentary film
- Year
- 2025
- Runtime
- 72 minutes
- Country
- Egypt, Palestine
- Language
- Arabic
- Directors
- Mai Saad, Ahmed Al Danaf
- Screenwriters
- Mai Saad, Ahmed Al Danaf
- Producers
- Safei El Din Mahmoud, Baho Bakhsh
- Co Producer
- Mohamed Hefzy
- Cast
- Mohamed Abed, Ahmed Zeyara, Ismail Farahat, Mohamed El Akhras, Ashraf Khedr, Mohamed Hawleh, Mohamed Elsheikh
- Cinematographers
- Ahmed al Danaf, Yousef Mashharawi, Mahmoud Mashharawi
- Editor
- Sara Abdalla
- Sound Design
- Moustafa Shaaban
- Premiere
- East Coast