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The United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing, known as the Shakers, is a religious sect originally thought to be a development of the Religious Society of Friends. Founded upon the teachings of Ann Lee, Shakers today are mostly known for their cultural contributions (especially style of music and furniture).
However, the Shakers' enduring legacy includes their model of equality of the sexes (or gender equality), which they institutionalized in their society in the 1780s.
The Shakers were one of a few religious groups that formed in eighteenth-century England. New communities of “charismatic” Christians also took shape during this time. One of the most important of these new movements was the United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing (USBCSA), or the Shakers. While their monastic, communitarian life has been studied extensively, little attention has been given to Shaker preaching, particularly in the early days of the order. The first members of the group were known as “Shaking Quakers” because of the ecstatic nature of their worship services. Begun in 1747, the members looked to women for leadership. Jane Wardley and Ann Lee were the most important. Jane Wardley was an articulate preacher who urged her followers to:
Actors: Ezzat Abou Aouf (actor), Mahmoud Abdel Aziz (actor), Mahmoud El Guindi (actor), Aida Reyad (actress), Farouk Falawkas (actor), Dina (actress), Tamer Hagras (actor), Adel Adeeb (director), Menna Fadaly (actress), Abeer Sabry (actress), Ahmed Falawkas (actor), Mohamed Mahmoud Abdel Aziz (writer), Mohsen Mansour (actor), Mohamed Mahmoud Abdel Aziz (producer), Remon Magar (producer),
Plot: Mahfouz Zalata returns back to Egypt after disappearing for 25 years ... his return makes the police and national security forces concerned due to his alleged connections with many infamous terrorists. His return also attracts media as he's always in the wrong place at the wrong time. Zalata's return has a great impact over the lives of his family residing in the working class neighborhood of Bab El Khalk where he changes from a regular citizen to a national hero and the secrets surrounding him unveils one at a time.
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Thriller,Actors: Iyad Hajjaj (miscellaneous crew), Iyad Hajjaj (producer), Iyad Hajjaj (actor), Angi Ali (producer), Angi Ali (writer), Angi Ali (director), Angi Ali (producer), Layne Hurley (editor), Angela Ahern (actress),
Plot: A Sand Grain's Dream reflects on the unparalleled theme of the human condition; mainly touching on the subjects of power of choice, free-will, and dreams. The film pays homage to the classic era of silent film-making with a poetic narrative that takes its viewers on an unprecedented journey of the dream of a sand grain. A young girl, the main character of the story, represents a physically manifested sand grain. She is the vehicle that takes us on the dream of the sand grain; which is to escape its desert environment. The dream comes true when she is overtaken by the heat of the sun, and faints into a mirage that takes her on an ethereal journey of sand grain possibilities outside of the desert.
Genres: Fantasy, Short,Actors: Iyad Hajjaj (actor), Iyad Hajjaj (miscellaneous crew), Iyad Hajjaj (producer), Eliezer Ortiz (actor), Iyad Hajjaj (miscellaneous crew), Lonnie 'Lono' Woodley (actor), Carlotta Montanari (actress), Lenny Porterfield (actor), Denis O'Mahoney (actor), Alexis Hernandez (actor), Natasha Atalla (actress), Mohamed Ibrahim Elkest (actor), Sarah McLean (actress), Lisa Jan Savy (writer), Mike McKee (actor),
Plot: WORLD OF WAR GAMES is a short film that portrays two elite units of warriors from two opposing countries ... and their unique high tech means of settling an international conflict. The fate of the free world will be determined by a single battle of wits and skill.
Genres: Action, Drama, Short, War,Actors: Mahmoud Yassine (actor), Mahmoud El Guindi (actor), Hesham Abdel Hamid (actor), Ahmed Sami Abdullah (actor), Enaam El-Greetly (actress), Abdel Latif Zaky (director), Magida Nour Eddine (actress), Ramsis (actor), Rania Farid Shawqi (actress),
Genres: Drama, Romance,Actors: Ahmed Bedir (actor), Youseff Daoud (actor), Said Tarabeek (actor), Abdalah Mishrif (actor), Fouad Khalil (actor), Hajjaj Abdul Azim (actor), Alaa Waley El Din (actor), Aziza Helmy (actress), Laila Eloui (actress), Hussein El-Sherbini (actor), Yehia El-Fakharany (actor), Ahmed Abo Abeya (actor), El Sayed Radi (actor), Salah Yehia (actor), Mahmoud Abo Zaid (writer),
Genres: Comedy, Drama,Actors: Carl Weathers (actor), Thomas F. Wilson (actor), Craig T. Nelson (actor), Branscombe Richmond (actor), Ed O'Ross (actor), James Lew (actor), Bob Minor (actor), Bill Duke (actor), Jim Haynie (actor), Sonny Landham (actor), Francis X. McCarthy (actor), Miguel A. Núñez Jr. (actor), Robert Davi (actor), Sharon Stone (actress), Nicholas Worth (actor),
Plot: Jericho "Action" Jackson is a Detroit police sergeant who was demoted from lieutenant for almost tearing the arm off of sexually violent sociopath Sean Dellaplane, whose father is Peter Dellaplane, a major car manufacturer. But Dellaplane himself is violent as well. Dellaplane kills his wife Patrice by shooting her. And then he plants her body in Jackson's apartment, framing Jackson. Dellaplane won't miss Patrice very much, because he has a drug-addicted mistress named Sydney Ash. He keeps Sydney hooked with a free supply of heroin. Jackson suspects Dellaplane of masterminding a murder spree against local officials from the auto workers' union. Dellaplane's mission is to gain a political power base and choose the next president of the United States. Because of what happened to Dellaplane's son Sean, Dellaplane has taken a particular dislike to Jackson. Jackson gets Sydney's help in going after Dellaplane.
Keywords: action-hero, african-american, anti-hero, b-movie, bar-brawl, bar-fight, bare-breasts, bare-chested-male, bare-chested-male-bondage, blaxploitationActors: Adel Imam (actor), Fouad El-Mohandes (actor), Mohamed Reda (actor), Youseff Daoud (actor), Laila Eloui (actress), Othman Abdul Menem (actor), Said Abdel Ghani (actor), Hala Sedki (actress), Angel Aaram (actress), Helmy Salem (writer), Adel Sadiq (director),
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Plot: Hamdy is a journalist who arrives to a mental hospital posing as a mentally ill person to look for a scoop related to the death of a mental patient. Some changes occur in his personality as a result of his integration with the other patients but he soon discovers the killer's identity.
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Genres: Drama,Black and blue night ski.
Spells from hell, neon lights.
A hot Charlston night and he's walking by.
now you're cursed the worst
he just walks on by.
Eyes black as night and sharp as knives.
Look through the empty souls to the ghouls inside.
Why all the tension? Why this release?
When the devil hit the streets he started shaking up things.
Why should a sinner have to pray, have to stay all wrapped up in angel wings?
There is voodoo here- do you hear, stay clear.
But the beach just swarms with the year to years, money coming out their ears.
They paint the town red, that he shakes as blue as tears.
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superstitions, cruel religion, witch doctor vision, sad long divisions.