Muhammad Mustapha
Egypt
Filmmaker
Cinema

Muhammad Mustapha
Egypt
Filmmaker
Cinema

Grantee

Production Awards
2023
Big Boys Don’t Cry
The film paints a portrait of its hypermasculine protagonists – muscle bound body guards and bodybuilders – as they construct and perform their macho identities and hide their vulnerabilities. This is shown through the filmmaking process and through the dynamics between them and the filmmaker who observes them, interacts with them, and then reflects on himself as a skeptic filmmaker and an insecure man.