Info
Director: Amr Salama
Section: Spotlight
Country: Egypt
Year: 2017
OT: AL SHEIKH JACKSON
Language: Arabic
Version: Original version with English subtitles
Cast: Ahmad Alfishawy, Maged El Kedwany, Ahmed Malek, Amina Khalil, Carlo Riley
18+
Logline
SHEIKH JACKSON
The news of Michael Jackson's death take an Islamic cleric, known as "Jackson" during his school days, by surprise. But what does a preacher have in common with the King of Pop? More importantly, his struggle to conciliate his life as a preacher with his past life and relationships raise the most prominent question in his mind: is he the Sheikh, Jackson, or both?
Meet the director
Amr Salama
Amr Salama was born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He is a prominent young Egyptian writer and director whose credits include the prize-winning AIDS drama ASMAA (2011)and the coming-of-age comedy EXCUSE MY FRENCH (2014) and the documentary TAHRIR: THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE POLITICIAN (2011).
Credits
Screenplay: Omar Khaled, Amr Salama
Director of Photography: Ahmad Beshary
Film Editor: Ahmed Hafez
Composer: Hany Adel
Production Designer: Hend Haidar
Costume Design: Reem El Adl
Sound: Sara Kaddouri, Stephane De Rocquigny
Producer: Mohamed Hefzy, Hani Osama
Production Company: Film Clinic, The Producers, I-Productions
World Sales: Media Luna New Films UG