Sherif Dhaimish
Publishing Consultant Editor Project Manager
Moving Pictures Painted: 200 Posters from the Golden Age of Egyptian Cinema
Published by CentreCentre, 2023
Role: Editor
240 pages | 245 x 340mm | Section sewn soft cover with flaps | Limited to 1000 copies
ISBN: 9781916412187
Moving Pictures Painted surveys seven decades of illustrated Egyptian film posters, spotlighting both the art form and the artists that cinematic history has often overlooked. Featuring over 200 images and essays from Joseph Fahim, Haytham Nawar and Christiane Gruber.
Patrick Fry who runs CentreCentre is probably the UK's coolest indie publisher in my eyes. I connected with him some years back, and he brought me on board to assist with editing this incredible collection of 20th century Egyptian film posters, accompanied by three essays.