This original documentary series is a journey through time and space from the origins of Egyptian mythology to the multiverse of contemporary popular imagination.
A dream team of leading Egyptologists will guide us through Ancient Egypt’s founding myths, retracing the adventures of supernatural beings such as Ra, Isis, Osiris, Seth, Horus and many more. We will discover not only how these figures are as fascinating today as they were 4,000 years ago, but also how they can be considered on a par with all modern “superhero stories with super-problems”.
What does the god Ra have to do with the Force that powers the Star Wars universe? What do the great sorceress Isis and Wanda the enchantress of the Avengers have in common?
In each episode, a particular archaeological discovery will also be explored in depth recounted by the archeological teams involved in the findings thus adding a new piece to that complex cultural puzzle in which art, storytelling and spirituality meet.
Episodes:
- THE BIRTH OF A WORLD
- LOVE AND DEATH
- WAR AND IMMORTALITY
Trailer
Directed by Ernesto Pagano (Tutankhamun. The last Exhibition)
Photography by Alessio Valori
Original Music by Remo Anzovino
Storyline by Ernesto Pagano; Tommaso Di Giulio
Produced by Laboratoriorosso, Nexo Studios
CONTRIBUTIONS FROM EGYPTOLOGISTS
Salima Ikram: Egyptologist; professor at department of Sociology, Egyptology and Anthropology at the American University in Cairo.
Miroslav Bárta: Egyptologist; rector at Charles University in Prague.
Mohamed Megahed: Egyptologist; professor at the faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague.
Katja Broschat: curator; RGZM Archaeological Research Institute, Conservation Department – Mainz.
Christian Eckmann: curator; RGZM Archaeological Research Institute, Conservation Department – Mainz.
Francesco Tiradritti: Professor at Kore University, Enna; writer; comics and graphic novel translator – Italy.
Hourig Sourozian: Egyptologist. Director of the Colossi of Memnon and Amenhotep III Temple Conservation Project; American University of Cairo.
Francisco Bosch-Puche: Egyptologist: professor at university of Oxford and Griffith Institute Archive.
André Veldmeijer: Egyptologist. American University in Cairo.
Nozomu Kawai: Egyptologist; professor of Egyptology Institute for Frontier Science Initiative, Kanazawa University – Japan.
Christian Bayer: Egyptologist; curator of Roemer-und Pelizaeus-Museum Hildesheim – Germany.
Wolfgang Wettengel: Egyptologist/curator; Egyptology Heiderlberg University – Germany.
Laurent Coulon: Egyptologist/ Director of the IFAO; Institut Français d’Archéologie Orientale/ French Institute of Oriental Archeology – France.
Janice Kamrin: Egyptologist, historian; curator at The Metropolitan Museum of Art – USA.
Year: 2023
Runtime: 3 x 50′
Locations:
(6K filmed footage of the most spectacular sites in Ancient Egypt)
Kom Ombo Temple
Luxor Temple
Medinet Habu Temple
Philae Temple
Pyramids of Dahshur
Pyramids of Giza
Ramesseum
Saqqara Necropolis
Saqqara Pyramid of Unas
Siwa Oasis
Tomb of Nefertari
Valley of the Kings
Valley of the Queens
