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Film

Cairo garbage

Mikala Krogh, Denmark, 2009

58 min.DK/Documentary

Once upon a time there was a city that was neat and tidy, and which was home to only 12 million people. Today, however, Cairo has a population estimated at 20 million. Garbage is piling up in the streets and the piles are growing. Everyone in Cairo has his or her views on garbage but nobody knows what to do about it. Italian garbage disposal operators are brought in to tackle the city's waste problems and to teach the city dwellers rational garbage habits. »Cairo Garbage« is a portrait of the city community seen through its garbage.
Basic information Credits
Original title Cairo skrald
Danish title Cairo skrald
Other titles CITIES ON SPEED, CITIES ON SPEED - Cairo skrald, Kairo skrald
Keywords Urban planning, Megacities, Urbanization, Egypt, Cairo
Director Mikala Krogh
Producer Sigrid Jonsson Dyekjær
Director of Photography Sherief Elkatsha
Editor Theis Schmidt
Sound Kristian Selin Eidnes Andersen
Composer Joachim Holbek
Production country Denmark
International sales DR International Sales
Technical info color, Sound
TV release 31.08.2010, DR 2
DFI subsidy Konsulentstøtte
Danish rating Allowed for all
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Companies

Production company Danish Documentary Production, Nimbus Film
Co-production Sundance Channel, NHK
With support from SVT, Al-Jazeera, Yes - DBS, ERR, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, Danida, Dreyers Fond, Undervisningsministeriet
In collaboration with Det Danske Filminstitut, DR

Direction

Direction Mikala Krogh
Interpreter Laila Muhareb
Translator Haitham Hamid
Translator Vibe Ambo Nielsen
Translator Ala'a El-Beltagi
Consultant Max Kestner

Script

Speaker comments Steffen Kretz

Production

Producer Sigrid Jonsson Dyekjær
Research Laila Mulhareb
Post-producton coordinator Søren Green
Production assistant Cecilie Anna Christiansen
Production assistant Kristina Pedersen
Production assistant Jakob Langkjær

Cinematography

Cinematographer Sherief Elkatsha

Stills

Stills Lara Baladi

Editing

Editor Theis Schmidt
B-editor Marion Tuor
Assistant editor Peter Wagner Lassen
Assistant editor Daniel Alban Petersen
Assistant editor Jakob Dueholm

Music

Composer Joachim Holbek
Conductor Adam Klemens

Sound

Sound designer Kristian Selin Eidnes Andersen

Visual effects

Grading Anders Vadgaard Christensen
Grading supervisor Adam Philp

Animation

Animation Jacob Thorbek
Effect animation Rasmus Cold

Voiceover

Voiceover Rune Schjøtt

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