Hammamed
a film by Elke Groen & Ina Ivanceanu
Luxembourg/Austria 2010 // 10min
Synopsis
The Mediterranean region shares a mutual object of cultural value: the Islamic bath house hammam – a central place for social life, health care and hygiene, for relaxation as well as religious and artistic activities, and one of the rare public meeting places for women. Today, hammams are disappearing in many Mediterranean countries. With their disappearance, Islamic cities are about to lose a major feature of their heritage. The aim of the Hammamed project is to raise awareness for the hamman's importance. The filmmakers support the project with short films shot in Cairo, Damascus, Fez and Ankara.
| Written & Directed by | Elke Groen & Ina Ivanceanu |
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| Camera, Sound & Editing | Elke Groen & Ina Ivanceanu |
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| With | Vorname Nachname, |
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| Speaker | Julie Mc Carthy |
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| Music | Twais Quartett Damascus |
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| Participatory Films by | Sayid el Arabi, Mualla Akar |
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| Translations | Sureyya Bolukbasi, Jean-Laurent Csinidis, Elifhan Köse, Zeynep Erel Bouchaib Mourahib |
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| Sound Mix | Blautöne |
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| Producers | Bady Minck, Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu |
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| Co-Producer | Heidi Dumreicher |
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| Production | AMOUR FOU Luxembourg |
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| Co-Production | Oikodrom - The Vienna Institute for Urban Sustainability |
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| Commissioned by | Oikodrom (Vienna), Institut français du Proche-Orient (Damascus) & ADER-Fès (Morocco) with the support of European Commission (Euromed Heritage IV) |
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| Supported by | European Commission (Euromed Heritage IV) |
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| Special Thanks to | All Hamam Research Partners, in particular the Case Study Leaders, Dalila El Kedany, Emine Saltık, Sarab Atassi |
