Viral Visual: Ashraf Hamdi’s ‘In Search Of… Part One’
Actor and filmmaker Ashraf Hamdi has just released a breathtaking new short film.
Shot in five cities – Cairo, London, New York, Los Angeles and San Diego – we asked Hamdi what his short film represents and he replied, “Nothing, it’s just a way to move people and affect their taste and senses in a time that most of this is lost. Art doesn’t need to represent something all the time.”
“In Search Of… Part One” is as ephemeral as it is thoughtful, focusing on fleeting moments and often overlooked details, snapshots woven together by Hudz‘s haunting piano composition.
“I’m doing a trilogy about ‘In search of…’ And beauty was part one,” Hamdi explained further. “But generally they represent searching for the core of what we are losing.”
“My inspiration is wanting to make something coming out of Egypt that looks like nothing done here,” he said. We’d say he succeeded.
WE SAID THIS: Well done, Ash!
