Jasmina Metwaly

Jasmina Metwaly (Egypt, Poland, Berlin) is an activist, artist and filmmaker. She is a member of the non-profit media collective "Mosireen". From 2011-2014 this collective held a space in downtown Cairo that was a revolutionary activist hub dedicated to supporting and producing citizen media of all kinds – including publishing videos, providing training, technical support, campaign support, equipment, screenings and events, alongside hosting an extensive archive of footage from the revolution. At its height Mosireen’s YouTube channel was the most watched non-profit channel in the world. Campaigns and initiatives Mosireen supported include No To Military Trials for Civilians, Kazeboon, Operation Anti-Sexual Harassment, Freedom for the Brave, and Tahrir Cinema, amongst others. Alongside their personal work, the preparation of858.ma, a major video archive of material from the revolution, for public use is the current focus of the collective’s work and was launched in January 2018. In spring this year Jasmina showed her works in Berlin in an exhibition by Savvy Contemporary under the title "We are not Worried in the Least". It deals with the state of paranoia and boredom that was created by the military repression of the revolutionary movement in Egypt.