The Ghost of Scheherazade

At a glance

The Ghost of Scheherazade, is a 2023 Bulgarian movie, directed by Katerina Borisova, and starring Manal El-Feitury, Azis Shakir-Tash, Saad Aladin. with a runtime of 65 minutes.

Overview

The Ghost of Scheherazade is a documentary film that shines a light on the lives of Arab artists living in Bulgaria, exploring themes of identity, exile, and creative expression far from home. Woven through with music, dance, and vivid color, the film paints a rich and contemporary portrait of an Arab diaspora community thriving in Eastern Europe. Part cultural travelogue and part artistic celebration, it tells a modern tale of belonging and reinvention — a story of people who carry their heritage with them while building something new at the crossroads of two worlds.

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