Lift Like a Girl

It certainly comes as a surprise to find out that this seemingly abandoned corner lot on a noisy and crowded street of Alexandria is a breeding house of champions. As we follow the story of Zebiba, who is dubbed as the next big thing in Egypt’s glorious tradition in female weightlifting, we are ushered into an unseen world that remains ostracized from plain view. A tale of devotion and internal conflicts that reflects the unspoken aspects and contradictions of a perplexed society.