SPOT1 boasts extensive experience producing high-quality documentaries in collaboration with renowned networks across Europe and the Middle East.
Its acclaimed films, including "Living with Walls,” “Commonplaces," and "Clandestini," have received recognition on the international festival circuit.
Additionally, "That Alexandria" and "The Italians of Egypt" have been acquired by universities worldwide and screened in Egypt, Italy, Scotland, Germany, and Austria.
The Italians of Egypt
80’ | 2011 | HD
80’ | 2011 | HD
The vibrant Italian community in Egypt—the oldest Latin enclave, profoundly integrated into Egyptian society and instrumental in shaping modern Egypt. At its zenith in the 1930s, their cultural and economic influence flourished until the shadow of World War II cast a pall over their legacy.
*Was premiered at La Biblioteca Alessandrina, and was acquired by prestigious educational institutions such as Columbia University in New York.
that Alexandria
77’ | 2013 | HD
The magnificent Alexandria of the first half of the 20th century narrated by its Greek, Italian, Armenian، Syiro lebanese, and Egyptian citizens.
*Was premiered at La Biblioteca Alessandrina, and was acquired by prestigious educational institutions such as Edinburgh University in Scotland.
People of the Walls
90’ | 2015 | HD
Difficulties, fears and hopes of people who live in Belfast (Northern Ireland), Nicosia (Cyprus) and Bethlehem (Palestine); three different cities that are divided by walls of separation.
*This documentary earned an Honorable Mention at the 3rd International “Beyond the Borders” Documentary Festival in Greece in 2018.
Commonplaces
75 | 2015
by Angelo Loy
*Won four international awards, among them the Golden Award from the International Film Festival for Women, Jakarta, Indonesia, 2015.
Pharaohs of Squash
59' | 2019 | HD
In a gripping exploration of excellence, follow the journeys of four squash world champions—Raneem El Welily, Tarek Momen, Omar ElBorolossy, and Ashraf Hanafi—as they unveil the secrets behind Egypt's unparalleled dominance in the sport.
Switzerland, the armed people
52’ | 2015
by Manolo Luppichini
Being Free
27' | 2021 | HD
After years of portrait painting and graphic designing, Egyptian artist;
Heba Helmi finds her freedom in pottery art, creating a unique style that
evokes Egyptian heritage elements.
Heba Helmi finds her freedom in pottery art, creating a unique style that
evokes Egyptian heritage elements.
*Was selected to premiere at the prestigious Museum of the Egyptian Civilization as the museum's first cultural event in July 2021, just a few months after its inauguration.
Cinema Memory
50’ | 2016 | HD
50’ | 2016 | HD
Movies' set photographer; a profession that almost disappeared when digital cinema comes out. Today, the archive of the former photographers which documents the historical progress of the cinema industry is a precious heritage.
The New Italians
54’ | 2010
The Traces of the Sicilian Muslims
54’ | 2009| HD
54’ | 2009| HD
A Sicilian Arabic language professor embarks on a quest to uncover the influence of the Islamic period on his island's identity.
*Won funding from La Regione Sicilia.
Clandestini; illegal immigrants in Italy
50’ | 2009
*Was an Official Selection at the International Festival of Mediterranean Documentary Film and Reportage in Marseille, France, in 2009.
