• About
  • Advertise
  • Privacy & Policy
  • Contact
Fri, 27 January 2023 | 9:30 am
  • Login
  • Register
Egyptian Gazette
  • HOME
  • EGYPT
    • All
    • Features
    • Local
    Sisi asserts Egypt’s interest in co-operating with India in new, renewable energy field

    Sisi asserts Egypt’s interest in co-operating with India in new, renewable energy field

    Sisi says ready to extend support to Adani Group and its future projects in Egypt

    Sisi says ready to extend support to Adani Group and its future projects in Egypt

    Sisi, Modi agree to upgrade Egyptian-Indian ties to strategic partnership

    Sisi, Modi agree to upgrade Egyptian-Indian ties to strategic partnership

    Cairo book fair is opportunity to display cultures, heritage of Arab countries: Arab officials

    Cairo book fair is opportunity to display cultures, heritage of Arab countries: Arab officials

    Egyptian airports celebrate 93rd Egyptian Civil Aviation Day

    Egyptian airports celebrate 93rd Egyptian Civil Aviation Day

    • Local
    • Features
  • World
    • All
    • National Day
    US Embassy: Blinken’s visit to Egypt to push forward strategic partnership, enhance ME peace

    US Embassy: Blinken’s visit to Egypt to push forward strategic partnership, enhance ME peace

    US State Secretary to travel to Egypt next week

    US State Secretary to travel to Egypt next week

    Sisi, Modi agree to upgrade Egyptian-Indian ties to strategic partnership

    Sisi, Modi agree to upgrade Egyptian-Indian ties to strategic partnership

    Sisi voices hope India’s visit help further develop bilateral ties

    Sisi voices hope India’s visit help further develop bilateral ties

    President Sisi says India visit comes amid significant breakthrough in bilateral ties

    President Sisi says India visit comes amid significant breakthrough in bilateral ties

    • National Day
  • Technology
    AVEVA spotlights benefits of industrial digital transformation for a low carbon world at WEF 2023

    Schneider Electric completes acquisition of AVEVA

    TikTok ban on the cards

    TikTok ban on the cards

    Uber not planning any mass layoffs

    Uber not planning any mass layoffs

    Netflix to release 1st-ever Welsh language TV show

    Netflix to release 1st-ever Welsh language TV show

    Twitter prices Blue for Android at $11 per month

    Twitter prices Blue for Android at $11 per month

    Apple to compete with Amazon, Google in smart home category

    Apple to compete with Amazon, Google in smart home category

    Trending Tags

    • BUSINESS
      • All
      • Real State
      Sisi asserts Egypt’s interest in co-operating with India in new, renewable energy field

      Sisi asserts Egypt’s interest in co-operating with India in new, renewable energy field

      Sisi says ready to extend support to Adani Group and its future projects in Egypt

      Sisi says ready to extend support to Adani Group and its future projects in Egypt

      PM: State seeks to increase exports to 100 billion dollars

      PM: State seeks to increase exports to 100 billion dollars

      Sisi stresses keenness to develop trade, economic ties with India

      Sisi stresses keenness to develop trade, economic ties with India

      Sisi arrives in New Delhi as guest of honour to India’s Republic Day

      Sisi arrives in New Delhi as guest of honour to India’s Republic Day

      Finance min.: LE2.3b allocated for private funds, accounts

      Finance min.: LE2.3b allocated for private funds, accounts

      Trending Tags

        • Real State
      • SPORTS
        Blazers beat Jazz 134-124

        Blazers beat Jazz 134-124

        Rahm struggles to 1-over 73 in 1st round at Torrey Pines

        Rahm struggles to 1-over 73 in 1st round at Torrey Pines

        Unstoppable Djokovic mows down Rublev to reach Australian Open semis

        Unstoppable Djokovic mows down Rublev to reach Australian Open semis

        Man City face Arsenal showdown, Liverpool eye revenge in FA Cup

        Man City face Arsenal showdown, Liverpool eye revenge in FA Cup

        Egypt lose to hosts Sweden at World Championship quarters

        Egypt lose to hosts Sweden at World Championship quarters

      • ENTERTAINMENT
        • All
        • Arts
        • Health
        • Lifestyle
        • Travel
        China says Covid deaths down by nearly 80pc

        China says Covid deaths down by nearly 80pc

        S. Korea aspires to exchanges for bright future

        S. Korea aspires to exchanges for bright future

        Health ministry adopts strategy to develop dental services

        Health ministry adopts strategy to develop dental services

        Oscar nominations Tuesday could give blockbusters a boost

        Oscar nominations Tuesday could give blockbusters a boost

        Korean Cultural Centre celebrates Lunar New Year

        Korean Cultural Centre celebrates Lunar New Year

        • Arts
        • Health
        • Lifestyle
        • Travel
      • Skyward
        • Flight schedules
        • EgyptAir booking
        • Snippets from EgyptAir history
        • EgyptAir history
        • Your Shipment On Time
        • Discover the World of Shopping
      • Cop 27
      • MORE
        • Multimedia
          • All
          • Gallery
          • Podcast
          • Video

          The Reader’s Corner

          Sisi assesses development of Cairo-Suez road

          Sisi inspects development works of Cairo’s Mokattam Plateau

          Egypt, India mark 75th anniversary of establishing ties

          Egypt, India mark 75th anniversary of establishing ties

          Amnesty International scorns free speech

          Amnesty International scorns free speech

          • Video
          • Podcast
          • Gallery
        • OP-ED
        • Blogs
      No Result
      View All Result
      • HOME
      • EGYPT
        • All
        • Features
        • Local
        Sisi asserts Egypt’s interest in co-operating with India in new, renewable energy field

        Sisi asserts Egypt’s interest in co-operating with India in new, renewable energy field

        Sisi says ready to extend support to Adani Group and its future projects in Egypt

        Sisi says ready to extend support to Adani Group and its future projects in Egypt

        Sisi, Modi agree to upgrade Egyptian-Indian ties to strategic partnership

        Sisi, Modi agree to upgrade Egyptian-Indian ties to strategic partnership

        Cairo book fair is opportunity to display cultures, heritage of Arab countries: Arab officials

        Cairo book fair is opportunity to display cultures, heritage of Arab countries: Arab officials

        Egyptian airports celebrate 93rd Egyptian Civil Aviation Day

        Egyptian airports celebrate 93rd Egyptian Civil Aviation Day

        • Local
        • Features
      • World
        • All
        • National Day
        US Embassy: Blinken’s visit to Egypt to push forward strategic partnership, enhance ME peace

        US Embassy: Blinken’s visit to Egypt to push forward strategic partnership, enhance ME peace

        US State Secretary to travel to Egypt next week

        US State Secretary to travel to Egypt next week

        Sisi, Modi agree to upgrade Egyptian-Indian ties to strategic partnership

        Sisi, Modi agree to upgrade Egyptian-Indian ties to strategic partnership

        Sisi voices hope India’s visit help further develop bilateral ties

        Sisi voices hope India’s visit help further develop bilateral ties

        President Sisi says India visit comes amid significant breakthrough in bilateral ties

        President Sisi says India visit comes amid significant breakthrough in bilateral ties

        • National Day
      • Technology
        AVEVA spotlights benefits of industrial digital transformation for a low carbon world at WEF 2023

        Schneider Electric completes acquisition of AVEVA

        TikTok ban on the cards

        TikTok ban on the cards

        Uber not planning any mass layoffs

        Uber not planning any mass layoffs

        Netflix to release 1st-ever Welsh language TV show

        Netflix to release 1st-ever Welsh language TV show

        Twitter prices Blue for Android at $11 per month

        Twitter prices Blue for Android at $11 per month

        Apple to compete with Amazon, Google in smart home category

        Apple to compete with Amazon, Google in smart home category

        Trending Tags

        • BUSINESS
          • All
          • Real State
          Sisi asserts Egypt’s interest in co-operating with India in new, renewable energy field

          Sisi asserts Egypt’s interest in co-operating with India in new, renewable energy field

          Sisi says ready to extend support to Adani Group and its future projects in Egypt

          Sisi says ready to extend support to Adani Group and its future projects in Egypt

          PM: State seeks to increase exports to 100 billion dollars

          PM: State seeks to increase exports to 100 billion dollars

          Sisi stresses keenness to develop trade, economic ties with India

          Sisi stresses keenness to develop trade, economic ties with India

          Sisi arrives in New Delhi as guest of honour to India’s Republic Day

          Sisi arrives in New Delhi as guest of honour to India’s Republic Day

          Finance min.: LE2.3b allocated for private funds, accounts

          Finance min.: LE2.3b allocated for private funds, accounts

          Trending Tags

            • Real State
          • SPORTS
            Blazers beat Jazz 134-124

            Blazers beat Jazz 134-124

            Rahm struggles to 1-over 73 in 1st round at Torrey Pines

            Rahm struggles to 1-over 73 in 1st round at Torrey Pines

            Unstoppable Djokovic mows down Rublev to reach Australian Open semis

            Unstoppable Djokovic mows down Rublev to reach Australian Open semis

            Man City face Arsenal showdown, Liverpool eye revenge in FA Cup

            Man City face Arsenal showdown, Liverpool eye revenge in FA Cup

            Egypt lose to hosts Sweden at World Championship quarters

            Egypt lose to hosts Sweden at World Championship quarters

          • ENTERTAINMENT
            • All
            • Arts
            • Health
            • Lifestyle
            • Travel
            China says Covid deaths down by nearly 80pc

            China says Covid deaths down by nearly 80pc

            S. Korea aspires to exchanges for bright future

            S. Korea aspires to exchanges for bright future

            Health ministry adopts strategy to develop dental services

            Health ministry adopts strategy to develop dental services

            Oscar nominations Tuesday could give blockbusters a boost

            Oscar nominations Tuesday could give blockbusters a boost

            Korean Cultural Centre celebrates Lunar New Year

            Korean Cultural Centre celebrates Lunar New Year

            • Arts
            • Health
            • Lifestyle
            • Travel
          • Skyward
            • Flight schedules
            • EgyptAir booking
            • Snippets from EgyptAir history
            • EgyptAir history
            • Your Shipment On Time
            • Discover the World of Shopping
          • Cop 27
          • MORE
            • Multimedia
              • All
              • Gallery
              • Podcast
              • Video

              The Reader’s Corner

              Sisi assesses development of Cairo-Suez road

              Sisi inspects development works of Cairo’s Mokattam Plateau

              Egypt, India mark 75th anniversary of establishing ties

              Egypt, India mark 75th anniversary of establishing ties

              Amnesty International scorns free speech

              Amnesty International scorns free speech

              • Video
              • Podcast
              • Gallery
            • OP-ED
            • Blogs
          No Result
          View All Result
          Egyptian Gazette
          No Result
          View All Result
          Home Entertainment Arts

          ‘Stories should come from the heart’ – US screenwriter Trey Ellis

          by Youssra el-Sharkawy
          January 22, 2023
          in Arts, Egypt, Entertainment, Features
          0 0
          0
          ‘Stories should come from the heart’ – US screenwriter Trey Ellis
          20
          VIEWS
          Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

          It is true that stories are everywhere, but only those stories that touch you are worth telling. That’s what US novelist, filmmaker and screenwriter Trey Ellis believes.

          “If we just told the same old story that everybody knew, or even just a history without heart, it wouldn’t be worth telling, so I think good stories — It’s cliché to say that they come from the heart — but it really needs to be vitally important to the filmmaker to tell the story,” Ellis told The Egyptian Mail .

          Trey Ellis is an American Book Award Winning novelist, Emmy and Peabody-winning filmmaker, playwright and Professor of Screenwriting in the Graduate School of Film at Columbia University.

          He is known for his movies True Justice: Bryan Stevenson’s Fight for Equality (2019), King in the Wilderness (2018) and Cosmic Slop (1994).

          Throughout his career, Ellis tries to make his characters vivid and look like real humans, not just like ideal icons.

          In his 2018 movie King in the Wilderness, a documentary from HBO, directed by Peter Kunhardt, he tackles the final years of the life of Martin Luther King Jr.

          “When I was first asked to write about Martin Luther King it was tied to the 50th anniversary of his assassination and in America we know so much about Martin Luther King, or we thought we knew so much about Martin Luther King, but in the times since he has died he’s being a bit put on a pedestal, so our goal — the team of filmmakers and myself — is to really humanise King because he was a real person. He wasn’t a God,” said Ellis who used in his documentary rare photos of the US leader from his childhood and with his family.

          “By humanising him in this very intimate portion of his life, our goal was to energise a new generation of activists and game changers. By showing that he was very human, it gives us the responsibility to take up his method of non-violent change,” Ellis explained.

          “Imagine a film about George Washington when you saw that he wasn’t just crossing the Delaware, he wasn’t just being a general or president – but being a human being, how interesting that would be, so we are trying to do that in our movie about Martin Luther King,” he said.

          Ellis’ documentary about Luther King is appealing even to people outside the US.

          “Dr King’s movement began of course as a black movement for civil rights but his message progressed to be a more and more global message. He talked about segregation in the American south — that was the first fight, and then that fight moved to Chicago in the north of the United States — then at the end before his death he was trying to help the poor in America. He was saying that the fight for the underprivileged is a global fight, so I think he just kept expanding his vision to encompass the whole world,” he said.

          As a black writer who is keen on giving black people a voice in his works, Ellis believes that nowadays it is much better for black filmmakers to express themselves.

          “When I began my career, there was really almost no appetite for black films in general in the United States. I was really relegated to stories of the poor. Which is something that’s not really my experience, luckily, I’ve lived long enough to watch that change so right now there probably never been a better time to be a filmmaker of color in the United States, it’s much better now,” he told this  newspaper.

          As a writer, Ellis not only finds himself in writing for cinema, but also he writes for TV and Theatre.

          When asked about what he enjoys the most in his career, Ellis said that he likes ‘wearing different hats’.

          “I like writing everything. I’d like theatre because as soon as you write it, you start with actors and it becomes alive. With film and television — films can take years between when you write them to when they come on screen. Television is a little faster but it still takes some time — but I love them all. They all have their differences but I like wearing different hats so I like to change,” he said.

          Ellis is visiting Egypt for his second time and finds his visit emotional.

          “I was here in 1985. I just got to work in Italy. Then I decided to travel to Africa so I started in Egypt and then made my way around, all the way through Central Africa, Congo, Niger, Togo for about five months and I met amazing people. I’m proud of the fact that I’ve probably seen more African countries and I loved coming back here, 38 years later, it is very emotional,” he said.

          Ellis is currently working on a new project, a TV show about the 1950s radio show called Amos ‘n’ Andy which was aired by two white men who pretend to be black actors. 

          “The show is very popular among black and white people because, but no one knew that until when the show was brought to Television, they were forced to cast black people to be in the story. The show was before I Love Lucy (1951) and it was as popular as I Love Lucy. So, I’m developing a TV show now about the story with Samuel L. Jackson,” he explained.

           

          Tags: CinemacultureEgyptUS
          Youssra el-Sharkawy

          Youssra el-Sharkawy

          Related Posts

          Sisi asserts Egypt’s interest in co-operating with India in new, renewable energy field
          Business

          Sisi asserts Egypt’s interest in co-operating with India in new, renewable energy field

          January 26, 2023
          Sisi says ready to extend support to Adani Group and its future projects in Egypt
          Business

          Sisi says ready to extend support to Adani Group and its future projects in Egypt

          January 26, 2023
          Sisi, Modi agree to upgrade Egyptian-Indian ties to strategic partnership
          Egypt

          Sisi, Modi agree to upgrade Egyptian-Indian ties to strategic partnership

          January 26, 2023

          Discussion about this post

          ADVERTISEMENT

          Translate

          Trending

          • US publishes report on crash of EgyptAir plane off Massachusetts coast

            US publishes report on crash of EgyptAir plane off Massachusetts coast

            0 shares
            Share 0 Tweet 0
          • After Ryan, story of Syrian child Fawaz Al-Qatifan goes viral on social media

            0 shares
            Share 0 Tweet 0
          • Tourism minister thanks Armed Forces for impressive air show at Giza Plateau

            0 shares
            Share 0 Tweet 0
          • EgyptAir hails success of London flight captain in landing skillfully at Heathrow airport despite storm

            0 shares
            Share 0 Tweet 0

          Follow

          • Take a look at the artifacts with which the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities participates in the first-ever Islamic Arts Biennale, hosted by Saudi Arabia.
          • #photo_of_the_day 
Beit Yakan is located in Souq el-Selah, El-Darb El-Ahmar district, Old Cairo. 

It is named after a nephew of Egypt’s de facto ruler, Mohamed Ali Pasha (1805-1848), who sent him on a campaign against the Wahhabis in what is now Saudi Arabia. When he returned, Mohamed Ali granted him this house. The present owner is Alaa El-Habashi, a professor of architecture and heritage conservation. 

The house consists of a ground floor with its courtyard, which is associated completely with society and has a developmental role related to denizens of the area.
          • On the shore of the Nile in Zamalek lies the 20th century Aisha Fahmy Palace, which became a centre of arts in 1986. It was built in 1917 by Ali Bey Fahmy, from an aristocratic family. It was designed by famed Italian architect Antonio Lasciac (1856-1946) in the Neo-Renaissance style with a few Baroque touches. The rooms inside the palace are painted in bright colours with unique silk and linen paintings adorning the walls.
          • Paris Saint-Germain took on an All-Star XI of Saudi Pro League players in a friendly in the Middle East on Thursday, with the narrative heading into the game being what is potentially the last dance between Messi and Ronaldo. The Argentine showed his class mere minutes into the game, coolly slotting in the opener amid Ronaldo
          • Egyptian authorities announced today that the discovery of an ancient tomb in Luxor dating back around 3,500 years that archaeologists believe holds the remains of an 18th dynasty royal.
          • The tour is part of efforts exerted by the General Command of the Armed Forces to follow up on the development process and check on the security situation in North Sinai.
          • Mary’s Tree in Matariya is one of the Holy Family
          • On the shore of the Nile in Zamalek lies the 20th century Aisha Fahmy Palace, which became a centre of arts in 1986. It was built in 1917 by Ali Bey Fahmy, from an aristocratic family. It was designed by famed Italian architect Antonio Lasciac (1856-1946) in the Neo-Renaissance style with a few Baroque touches. The rooms inside the palace are painted in bright colours with unique silk and linen paintings adorning the walls.
          Egyptian Gazette

          The Egyptian Gazette is the oldest English-language daily newspaper in the Middle East.
          It was first published on January 26, 1880 and it is part of El Tahrir Printing and Publishing House.

          Follow Us

          Gazette Newsletter

          Would you like to receive notifications on our latest news ?

          © 2021 All Rights Reserved for Egyptian Gazette - Admined by Digital Transformation Management.

          • Login
          • Sign Up
          • HOME
          • EGYPT
            • Local
            • Features
          • World
            • National Day
          • Technology
          • BUSINESS
            • Real State
          • SPORTS
          • ENTERTAINMENT
            • Arts
            • Health
            • Lifestyle
            • Travel
          • Skyward
            • Flight schedules
            • EgyptAir booking
            • Snippets from EgyptAir history
            • EgyptAir history
            • Your Shipment On Time
            • Discover the World of Shopping
          • Cop 27
          • MORE
            • Multimedia
              • Video
              • Podcast
              • Gallery
            • OP-ED
            • Blogs

          © 2021 All Rights Reserved for Egyptian Gazette - Admined by Digital Transformation Management.

          Welcome Back!

          Login to your account below

          Forgotten Password? Sign Up

          Create New Account!

          Sign Up with Facebook
          Sign Up with Google
          OR

          Fill the forms below to register

          All fields are required. Log In

          Retrieve your password

          Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

          Log In
          This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.