Institute History
Description
Actress and star of the Egyptian cinema from 1959 to 1991, Soad Hosni commits suicide in London in 2001 at the age of 59. Her tragic end overwhelms the entire Arab world stunned by the death of “Zuzu”, their charming and sensual Arabic Cinderella. The Egyptian authorities don’t know what to do with the body of a suicide star, a taboo death in the orient. This disappearance, which conceals others, reveals the tensions around the representation of the Arab women today, in the orient as well as in the west.
Credits
As you use our Online Archives, please understand that the information presented from Festivals, Labs, and other activities is taken directly from official publications from each year. While this information is limited and doesn't necessarily represent the full list of participants (e.g. actors and crew), it is the list given to us by the main film/play/project contact at the time, based on the space restrictions of our publications. Each entry in the Online Archives is meant as a historical record of a particular film, play, or project at the time of its involvement with Sundance Institute. For this reason, we can only amend an entry if a name is misspelled, or if the entry does not correctly reflect the original publication.
If you have questions or comments, please email [email protected]