Amina Mohamed (film director)
Amina Mohamed (1908–1985) was an Egyptian dancer, actress and film director.[1][2]
Amina Mohamed | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1908 |
| Died | 1985 |
| Nationality | Egyptian |
| Citizenship | Egypt |
| Occupation(s) | Dancer, actress and film director |
| Notable work | Tita Wong, 1937 |
Life
Mohamed was from a poor rural background without links to the Cairo art scene. She and her niece, Amina Rizq, moved to Cairo with their mothers; the pair were locked in the house after their first theatrical performance. Amina succeeded in gaining fame as a dancer and actress.[3]
Mohamed was director, producer, screenwriter, editor and star of Tita Wong (1937).[3] The film was shot in collaboration with a group of intellectual friends, including the director Salah Abou Seif and the painters Salah Taher and Abdel Salam El Sherif.[2] Tita Wong, played by Mohamed, is the daughter of poor Chinese immigrants in Cairo, forced to dance in a night club. Accused of murdering her uncle, her lawyer tries to argue her innocence, with flashbacks illustrating her earlier life.[3]
Film
As director
- Tita Wong, 1937
As actress
- Dr. Farhat, 1935
- The Sailor / El bahar (1935)
- Shadow of the Past / Shabah el madi (1935)
- The Night Watchman / Ghafir el darak (1936)
- The Doorkeeper / Bawwab el imarah (1936)
- One Hundred Thousand Guineas / Meet alf guinea (1936)
- Tita Wong (1937)
- Eternal Glory / El magid el khalid (1937)
- The Love of the Mad / El hub el morestani (1937)
- The Ten Commandments (1956)[4] - Architect's Assistant #2
References
- Roy Armes (2008). Dictionary of African Filmmakers. Indiana University Press. p. 96. ISBN 0-253-35116-2.
- Rebecca Hillauer (2005). Encyclopedia of Arab Women Filmmakers. American Univ in Cairo Press. p. 30. ISBN 978-977-424-943-3.
- Jill Nelmes; Jule Selbo (2015). Women Screenwriters: An International Guide. Springer. pp. 11–12. ISBN 978-1-137-31237-2.
- movie credits