Profits from Wegz’s new song to be directed to Za’atari camp in Jordan

Following its enormous success touring greater than 80 movie festivals, reaping two worldwide awards and 15 award nominations, all of the income garnered from the music video that was made for the ‘Captains of Za’atari’ movie by Wegz will likely be directed to the Za’atari Refugee Camp in Jordan.

This will likely be a contribution to growing dwelling services within the camp. The track displays the scenario of refugees and the hardships they undergo after shedding their homeland, a scenario that impacts all refugees world wide, particularly younger folks and their desires and aspirations that appear far-fetched.

Captains of Za’atari was directed and produced by Ali Al-Arab. The movie’s track, carried out by well-known rapper Wegz, will likely be launched just a few days forward of the movie’s launch in Egyptian theaters.

The movie had a particular screening final Monday at Zawya Cinema that was organised by the UNHCR and UNFPA with Movie Clinic Indie Distribution and Ambient Gentle. Will probably be formally launched for public screenings from 23 to 31 March at Cairo Competition Metropolis Mall’s Cinemas, Zamalek Cinema, and VOX Cinema in Mall of Egypt.

Regardless of the distinctive circumstances that the younger folks dwelling within the camp discovered themselves in, the lyrics of the track come from the tongue of Wegz, who represents them, expressing their adherence to the hope of returning to the homeland and the knowledge of their means to grasp their desires, taking Egyptian Liverpool winger Mohamed Salah as a task mannequin for them, and thus emphasising the concept that hope could be birthed out of hardship.

The movie follows the story of two greatest buddies — Mahmoud and Fawzi — who’ve been dwelling within the Za’atari Refugee Camp in Jordan for 5 years. Regardless of their harsh circumstances, they dream of enjoying soccer professionally. An opportunity to realize their shared dream current itself when a world-renowned sports activities academy visits the camp.

The movie just lately gained the Golden Star award on the fifth version of the El-Gouna Movie Competition in addition to a Particular Jury Award for Greatest Worldwide Documentary and Characteristic Movie on the Scorching Springs Documentary Movie Competition.

Captains of Za’atari was additionally featured in over 80 movie festivals worldwide, amongst which have been the Visions du Reel Documentary pageant, Human Rights Movie Competition in Berlin, and Copenhagen Documentary Movie Competition.

Furthermore, it was nominated for an Oscar within the Greatest Documentary Movie class. It was additionally nominated for over 15 worldwide awards and landed its world premiere on the Sundance movie pageant, the place it was chosen because the second-best movie.