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The Fishing Net (El Habbasa)
Screening beforehand El Habbasa (The Fishing Net), a short featuring the story of Wafaa Ghareeb El Salmon, who fishes at night in Egypt, with an introduction from Women Over Fifty Film Festival Director, Nuala O’Sullivan.
Wafaa Ghareeb El Salmon lives in Kafr el Sheikh, Egypt. She wakes up in the middle of the night to start her daily work. She catches fish by hand and then puts them into her fishing net, her "Habbasa".
Dania Elmor | Egypt | Documentary | 10min
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Cinema 2
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