Capital Celluloid 2024 — Day 191: Fri Jul 12

Coming Forth by Day (Lofty, 2012): BFI Southbank, NFT2, 6.20pm


This film is part of the Pan-African film season at BFI Southbank. Full details here.

BFI introduction:
Shot amid the turmoil of revolution, this impressive debut takes place in the suburbs of Cairo and traces one day in the life of a daughter as she and her mother struggle to look after her father, who is housebound following a stroke. Echoing the work of Chantal Akerman, Lofty’s film is noted for its disorientating use of space and time to convey the solitude and claustrophobia of life.

Here (and above) is an introduction to the film.

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