{"id":39134,"date":"2025-11-13T16:34:32","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T15:34:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/?film=the-brink-of-dreams-3"},"modified":"2025-11-13T16:34:36","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T15:34:36","slug":"the-brink-of-dreams-3","status":"publish","type":"film","link":"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/en\/festival\/program\/2025\/film\/the-brink-of-dreams\/","title":{"rendered":"The Brink of Dreams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a small, isolated, and conservative Coptic community in southern Egypt, five teenage girls break with tradition to form an all-female street theatre troupe. Aspiring to be actresses, dancers, or singers, they challenge their families and neighbours with provocative performances. Filmed over four years, <em>The Brink of Dreams<\/em> portrays these young women\u2019s transition to adulthood, capturing their hopes and fears while underscoring the gender inequalities they endure. In a blatantly patriarchal environment where their futures often mean early marriage and domestic labour, these teenagers carve out a rare space of freedom through art.<\/p>\n<p>AWARD: L\u2019\u0152il d\u2019or \u2013 The Documentary Award, Tie at the Cannes Film Festival 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Theatrical release 02.04.25 The Brink of Dreams Les Filles du Nil Les Filles du Nil Nada Riyadh Ayman El Amir          <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-39134","film","type-film","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/film\/39134","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/film"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/film"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fifdh.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}