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Rethinking Informal Labor Through the Lens of Film Production in Cairo
Technicians installing light defusing frames in preparation for filming, Egypt 2021. Maged NaderResidents peak from their balconies to watch the filming. Shoubra, Egypt, 2020. Mariz KeladaPlacing lighting reflectors on top of the actor’s caravans saved the time and money it would have cost for a professional, more secure, setup. It was only possible because of good relations between the different crews. Heliopolis, Egypt, 2020. Mariz KeladaCrowds gather around to watch filming, downtown Cairo, 2019. Mariz Kelada
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Rethinking Informal Labor Through the Lens of Film Production in Cairo

Many movies, television shows and advertisements film on location in the busy and crowded streets of Cairo. Mariz Kelada explains with ethnographic detail the complex and multilayered work of production assistants, fixers and sub-fixers to create the right conditions and relationships for filming in
Mariz Kelada • 13 min read
Rethinking Informal Labor Through the Lens of Film Production in Cairo
Technicians installing light defusing frames in preparation for filming, Egypt 2021. Maged NaderResidents peak from their balconies to watch the filming. Shoubra, Egypt, 2020. Mariz KeladaPlacing lighting reflectors on top of the actor’s caravans saved the time and money it would have cost for a professional, more secure, setup. It was only possible because of good relations between the different crews. Heliopolis, Egypt, 2020. Mariz KeladaCrowds gather around to watch filming, downtown Cairo, 2019. Mariz Kelada
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Rethinking Informal Labor Through the Lens of Film Production in Cairo

Many movies, television shows and advertisements film on location in the busy and crowded streets of Cairo. Mariz Kelada explains with ethnographic detail the complex and multilayered work of production assistants, fixers and sub-fixers to create the right conditions and relationships for filming in
Mariz Kelada • 13 min read