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And there was evening and there was morning. The first day
“Experimental, Hybrid, Essay”
10.0 / 10• 2025• 2h 0m•NR• English
Documentary
Storyline
With the lack of personal video archive, Youhanna (the filmmaker) creates false memories using lost home videotapes shot between the 1990s and 2000s in Europe, Africa, and Asia, with the help of an Artificial intelligence programme, until a real, personal video archive surfaces, transporting him into the past to relive one more memory with his late mother.
Cast & Crew
mw
mary-terez william
Mother
LeadYN
Youhanna Nagy
Son
Nf
Nagy fawzy
Father
Yn
Youstina nagy
daughter
What People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Youhanna Nagy's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
5.0
“Every frame feels alive. And there was evening and there was morning. The first day is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
