Private Project

Much Ado

Horatio (Hamlet’s friend) throws a banquet after the death of his friend to gather King Lear, Macbeth, Othello, Romeo, to tell them that he is the new king of Denmark. They accept his invitation and come to the banquet burdened with their notorious flaws, but try to depict different images of themselves from the ones which the audience knows about them. When Horatio breaks the news to the guests, Hamlet’s ghost appears to him, reminding the audience of the appearance of Banquo’s ghost to Macbeth at the latter’s banquet.
There are scenes in the film in which we see the director discussing with the actors their relationship with their roles in the film and Shakespearean drama in general, Shakespeare’s elitist stance and the expected reaction of the audience to this film.

  • Ashraf Mahdy
    Director
  • Ashraf Mahdy
    Writer
  • Ashraf Mahdy
    Producer
  • Dina Abd Elsalam
    Producer
  • Bayoumi Fouad
    Cast
  • Ahmed Amin
    Cast
  • Ashraf Mahdy
    Cast
  • Nabil Nour Eldin
    Cast
  • Mohamed Fouad
    Cast
  • Onsi Elgendi
    Cast
  • Maged Abd Elrazek
    Cast
  • Rawya Hamam
    Cast
  • Nagia Khamis
    Cast
  • Osama Magdy
    Cast
  • Neemat Elnobi
    Cast
  • Dina Abd Elsalam
    Executive Producer
  • Ashraf Mahdy
    D.O.P
  • Ashraf Mahdy
    Editor
  • Dina Abd Elsalam
    Art Directors
  • Ashraf Mahdy
    Art Directors
  • Mohamed Saied Badr
    Assistant Director
  • Hady Sami
    Cameramen
  • Mohamed Waheed
    Cameramen
  • Abd Elrahman Hossam
    Camera Technician
  • Adham Elkholy
    Lighting
  • Mostafa Elshaer
    Sound Recordists
  • Hassan Elhendy
    Sound Recordists
  • Merihan Eldawy
    Props
  • Dina Alshaby
    Props
  • Omar Hesham
    Making
  • Mena mohamed Ali
    Makeup-Artist
  • Raghda Khairy
    Script Continuity
  • Qamar Abd Elrazek
    Costumes Assistants
  • Mai Abd Elrazek
    Costumes Assistants
  • Mona Abd Elaziz
    Costumes Assistants
  • Mosatfa Alshaby
    Production Coordinator
  • Mohamed Essam
    Production Assistants
  • Ibrahim Hafez
    Production Assistants
  • Project Type:
    Short, Other
  • Genres:
    Drama, Light Comedy, Meta Cinema
  • Runtime:
    50 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    November 1, 2017
  • Production Budget:
    3,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Egypt
  • Country of Filming:
    Egypt
  • Language:
    Arabic
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Distribution Information
  • Ashraf Mahdy
    Country: Egypt
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Ashraf Mahdy

Biography
Ashraf Mahdy is an Egyptian visual artist.
He holds a Ph.D. in Graphics and currently works as an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Fine Arts, He also teaches at the Faculty of Art & Design at Pharos University in Alexandria.
He participated in a lot of collective Art Exhibitions (Salon of Youth, National Egyptian Triennale for Graphic, Biennale of the Mediterranean, Sarsal International Biennale for Graphic, French Art Nimes Exhibition, and many other local exhibition).
He is also an animator, puppeteer, actor & director.

Filmography
2017 Much Ado (Director, Actor, Producer, D.O.P, Art Director)
2017 Mesteka & Rehan (Co-Producer, D.O.P, Art Director)
2016 Girls of a Feather (Co-Producer, D.O.P, Editor)
2014 Galak Kalami (Executive Producer, Director, D.O.P, Puppeteer)
2014 Alone (Co-Producer, Animator, Editor)
2013 Elmonazem (Executive Producer, Director, D.O.P, Puppeteer, Animator)

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