Waiting for His Descent

2014 · 35 min

It's a film about the struggle for economic and social rights by the quarry workers in El Menya, Egypt Quarrying is the main economic activity for the east bank. A minimum of 25,000 men and children engage in this informal economic activity. The Film tells the story of 16 year Baskaroun and his family together with the efforts to organize and gain some rights by local activists.

Directed by Bassam Mortada · Written by Bassam Mortada