Fayza Shama

Set in a confined world outside time, East of Noon is the fable of prodigy Abdo (19) who uses music to rebel against his elders: showman Shawky (70), an eccentric showman who rules with a mix of performance and fear, and storyteller Jalala (75), who provides relief with stories of the Sea, which no one else has seen. East of Noon is a satire on the inner workings of an ailing autocracy and its inherent vulnerability to youth’s unchained vision of a better world.

Chef Abu El Magd reopens his family's restaurant with the hesitant help of his daughter, Didi. But a magical book in the pantry soon pulls her into a fierce fight to protect the restaurant from its rivals.