Jenna Krajeski

Hospital says police shooting to kill
Egypt

Hospital says police shooting to kill

The death toll so far during Cairo's days of protests is much higher than reported in the news, according to…
Photo Dreams: A young hopeful in the Photo Marathon
Art news

Photo Dreams: A young hopeful in the Photo Marathon

Yesterday’s Cairo Photo Marathon seems to have gone off without a (major) hitch, but that doesn’t mean that it came…
Cairo Photo-Marathon set for Saturday
Art news

Cairo Photo-Marathon set for Saturday

This Saturday’s Cairo Photo Marathon, a one-day photography experiment sponsored by the Danish Egyptian Dialogue Institute (DEDI) and International Media…
Brooklyn: Don’t forget to visit it
Life & Style

Brooklyn: Don’t forget to visit it

It’s easy for a visitor to New York City to jam their itineraries with many fine things--the Empire State Building,…
Off Biennale: The city tomorrow
Art news

Off Biennale: The city tomorrow

In spite of some of its darker offerings--oil paintings of ghostly figures, photos of gutted Cairo landmarks, a large work…
Year Ender: Great culture headlines
Art news

Year Ender: Great culture headlines

A lot happened on the Cairo cultural scene in 2010. Here, presented in no particular order, are some of the…
Festival Films: Poland’s ‘Born of the Sea’
Books

Festival Films: Poland’s ‘Born of the Sea’

The rich ambiguity and artistry of contemporary Polish cinema--Roman Polański, Krzysztof Kieślowski—is mostly ignored in “Born of the Sea,” the…
Festival Films: Switzerland’s ‘Sauvage’
Cinema/TV

Festival Films: Switzerland’s ‘Sauvage’

International film festivals are somewhat about pride in your country, and no film in the festival thus far has featured…
Festival Films, critic’s pick: Morocco’s ‘The Mosque’
Cinema/TV

Festival Films, critic’s pick: Morocco’s ‘The Mosque’

Moroccan director Daoud Aoulad-Syad's excellent entry into the Cairo International Film Festival could be called a sequel. Syad's previous entry…
Festival Films: India’s ‘An Unfinished Letter’
Cinema/TV

Festival Films: India’s ‘An Unfinished Letter’

Making a movie takes a lot of control: control of the lighting, the environment, the actors' expressions and lines, all…
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