And there was evening and there was morning. The first day

And there was evening and there was morning. The first day

Experimental, Hybrid, Essay

2025 · 120 min · ★ 10.0 · Documentary

With the lack of personal video archive, Youhanna (the filmmaker) creates false memories using lost home videotapes shot between the 1990s and 2000s in Europe, Africa, and Asia, with the help of an Artificial intelligence programme, until a real, personal video archive surfaces, transporting him into the past to relive one more memory with his late mother.

Directed by Youhanna Nagy · Written by Martin Elia

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