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ADanishfilmmakergoestoEgypttomakeafilmaboutagroupofEgyptiancomposers,butdiscoversthatheisonaculturaloutsiderintheadvancedArabmusictheory. Howdoyoumakeafilmaboutsomethingyouhavenoideawhatis?Thatquestionisthesettingfor‘HowToUnderstandAMaqam’.ADanishdirectortravelstoEgypttodocumentaworkshopforyoungcomposerstodevelopnewcompositionsinspiredbythesandysurroundings.Butwhenhegetsthere,hefindsoutthatheknowsnothingaboutArabictonalityandadvancedmusictheoryandthereforeunderstandsnothingatallaboutwhattheworkshopisabout.Instead,hegoeshuntinghimselfintheEgyptiandesertandthehot,mythicallandscapeswherepastandpresenthavecollapsed,tofindanswerstowhathisfilmshouldreallyfocusonandhowheshouldtrytocapturethecomplexityofmusic.