Following in the footsteps of “Persepolis” and “Waltz with Bashir”, “Waves” and “Crulic” are two unusual documentaries that dare to redesign reality through a kaleidoscope of animation techniques and personal confessions.
Suez, also known as the “Flame of the Revolution”, was an early player in the anti-Mubarak uprising, culminating with the massive protests at Tahir Square. But how much has life really changed for the locals? In his very first feature, director Ahmed Nour walks the fine line between personal and political, going from color to black and white and back again, while dividing his directorial efforts between live-action and animation.
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While being in Poland, Romanian Claudio Crulic is wrongfully accused of theft. In jail he goes on a hunger strike, which inevitably will cost him his own life. Director Anca Damian uses every available lead from this rather controversial case to piece together a tragic but strikingly beautiful, Kafkaesque story, constructed with a multitude of mixed media.
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