Chinese Sweet, Chinese Pretty (2006)
Single-channel digital film projection, 4:3, 12 min 26 sec

Chinese Sweet, Chinese Pretty is a film-portrait of three Chinese women—Lulu, Susu, and Mama—who worked as door-to-door vendors in Cairo during the summer of 2006. The video focuses on their physical performance: the movement of hands, the flicker of eyes, the rhythm of their steps, and their daily scuffle as they navigate the density of the city. Chinese Sweet was commissioned by The Maghreb Connection.