In an attempt to question the legal realm, ‘On Trials’ explores the performative aspect of the law in Egypt through performances by judges, lawyers, defendants, journalists and law students.
The enacted. The robe. The absurd. Failed precedents. ‘On Trials’ is a film about realms of law that people encounter on a daily basis. In Egypt¨ the legal system is a labyrinth of enactments carried out by appointed actors. Judges in their robes. Lawyers wearing suits. Prisoners in white, blue and orange. Guards in dark uniforms guarding the courts. Cameramen taking quick shots of the ongoing performance. Tailors never running out of business. ‘On Trials’ is a work-in-progress that visits different threads of what makes up this realm of the law.
