Zawya to Screen "Lift Like a Girl" Tomorrow

Zawya cinema will start screening the award-winning "Lift Like a Girl" (Aash Ya Captin) tomorrow. The first event of the film's screening will be followed by a discussion with its director and producer May Zeyyad.

The film was praised by various international media platforms such as Reuters, and it received several awards around the world.

The Egyptian documentary sheds light on one of the marginalized sports in Egypt which is weight lifters athletes. However, Egyptian weight lifters are well known globally as one of the most athletes catching middles in various international and regional competitions.

Moreover, it won three prizes at the latest Cairo International Film Festival. They are Youssef Sherief Rezallah Audience Award, Isis Prize for Best Egyptian Film that Represents the Role of Woman, and the Bronze Pyramid for Best First or Second Feature.

By her film, the director, and her camera traces a journey of the legendary Captain Ramadan and his youngest trainee Asmaa also known as Zebiba.

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“Shooting the film took almost 4 years because I wanted to trace this journey as Captain Ramadan was really known for his efforts in the Egyptian weight lifting scene,” Zayyed previously told SEE News in one of "Lift Like a Girl" screenings.

She added that she aimed to catch those natural feelings and moved the hard conditions those talented athletes suffer from. Also, she wanted to reflect those feelings on the screen.