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Driving an Arab Street
Arthur Hurley, Egypt, documentary, 39 min., 2002
(Farsi with subtitles)
 Egyptian taxi drivers navigate the crowded streets of Cairo and share their opinions on politics, culture and history in this entertaining, quirky film. In the post-9/11 world Arab-American relationships dominates the talk on the street. As cabbies consider the nature of American imperialism, streets lined with American fast-food joints and corporate logos unfold through the taxi window. – M.S.L
Driving an Arab Street is Arthur Hurley’s first documentary film. Arthur first went to Egypt in 1999 to study Arabic at the American University in Cairo. After a brief stint as a reporter in California, he returned to Cairo to make a documentary that would give insight into Arab and Western relations. Arthur is currently pursuing a Masters in Film at the American University.
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