DIE LAUGHING

Production Country: USA, Egypt
Running Time: 19mins
Year: 2023

A documentary short that illuminates the power of comedy, and the lengths comedians will go to inspire laughter while expressing the truth—where freedom of expression is a literal fight for freedom.

FILM CREW:
Director: JL Pomeroy, Tom Broecker
Producer: JL Pomeroy, Tom Broecker
DOP: Omar Mullick, Bassam Tariq
Editor: Alex Lea, Terek Hefny, Nihal Farouk

Cast: Outa Hamra, Aly Sobhy, Ophelie Mercirer, Noha Khattab, Hany Taher, Jakob Lindfors, Meena Ellaithy, Hany’s Mom, Tarek El Ganainy, Khalid Mansour, Omar Mansour, Shadi Alfons, Natalie Alfons, Layla Alfons, Mohammed Adel, Mohammed Dessouki, Mohammed Gabr, Ezzedeen Khaled, Mohammed Yahya, Mostafa Zein


FESTIVALS:
Cinema 338 April 2024
Cleveland International Film Festival April 2024
Justice Film Festival February 2024
CUFF.Docs Documentary Film Festival November 2023
Sidewalk Film Festival August 2023
MountainFilm May 2023