Category Archives: CAIRO

Stories, tales, commentary and more from Cairo

Learning a new language: My new camera, Part 1

By Kim S Beamish Before leaving Australia to come to Egypt I had decided that I was going to gear up and make sure that I was ready to roll as we touched down in Cairo. I had decided that … Continue reading

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Surrounded by Butterflies

By Kim S Beamish So how did I get here shooting a documentary film in a 400 year old covered market or souk in the heart of Old Islamic Cairo. A film about textile workers, men who hand stitch intricate … Continue reading

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Cairo’s Tentmakers go to the mountain

By Kim S Beamish The Tentmakers of Chareh El-Khiamiah Introduction from Video on the Road on Vimeo. I have been shooting now for the better part of four months and have about 40+ hours of footage of the tentmakers of … Continue reading

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A REIGNITION

By Kim S Beamish Welcome to my blog. This is a bit of a return to force, a reignition of creativity that has been somewhat wayside for a little while. I have been, though I say this loosely, a documentary … Continue reading

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