With the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum, Ramses II has returned to the spotlight — not just as a historical icon, but as a question about memory, place, and movement. In this episode of Rawy Talks, we sit down with filmmaker Amr Bayoumi to discuss Where Did Ramses Go?, a film that connects the journey of a statue with a deeply personal journey of the director himself.

We talk about his use of animation and still photography as a visual language, how history can be told through a contemporary human lens, and the difference between independent filmmaking and working with major networks like Al Jazeera. This is a conversation about documentary cinema as a space for questions, not easy answers.

مع افتتاح المتحف المصري الكبير، عاد اسم رمسيس الثاني للواجهة — ليس فقط كرمز تاريخي، بل كسؤال عن الذاكرة، المكان، ومعنى الانتقال. في هذه الحلقة من راوي توكس، نستضيف المخرج عمرو بيومي في حوار عميق حول فيلمه «رمسيس راح فين؟»، العمل الذي يربط بين رحلة تمثال رمسيس وبين رحلة شخصية داخل حياة المخرج نفسه.

نتحدث عن استخدام الأنيميشن والصورة الثابتة كلغة بصرية، وعن كيفية سرد التاريخ من زاوية إنسانية ومعاصرة. كما نناقش الفرق بين العمل المستقل والتعاون مع مؤسسات إعلامية كبرى مثل الجزيرة، ودور السينما الوثائقية في طرح الأسئلة بدل تقديم إجابات جاهزة.

🎬 الأفلام المذكورة في الحلقة: – رمسيس راح فين؟ – الكلام في الجنس – مدن الموتى (متاح على قناة الجزيرة الوثائقية على يوتيوب)

In this episode of Rawy Talks, we sit down with Reem Jubran, a Palestinian-American filmmaker from California and the director of Don’t Be Long, Little Bird — a short film shot between California and Palestine that navigates the emotional terrain of memory, land, generational identity, and inherited loss.

Reem shares how the film emerged from a deeply personal place, exploring the realities of distance, belonging, and the threads that tie us to home even when home feels fractured. We also dive into the logistical realities of producing a film across two geographies, operating parallel units, and the unique challenges and unexpected moments that come with filming between Palestine and the U.S.

This episode is for anyone interested in SWANA cinema, diasporic storytelling, and the craft of filmmaking across borders.

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Zehra discusses how her personal experiences shaped the story, reflecting on middle-class families in diverse societies like Turkey — families caught in cycles of communication breakdown, mental health struggles, and emotional inheritance. Together with Baran, they share how collaboration, color, and symbolism built a story that feels both intimate and universal.