I am afraid to forget your face
(ستاشر)
Synopsis
English
After being separated for 82 days, Adam travels down a rough road to be reunited with the one he loves, whatever it takes.
Italiano
Dopo 82 giorni passati lontano dalla sua amata, Adam è pronto a tutto pur di affrontare la distanza che li separa.
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Short Film | Fiction | Drama
15' 00''
Egypt | France | Belgium | Qatar
2020
Arabic
English | Italian | French
Seif Hemeda | Nourhan Ahmed
Fig Leaf Studios
Muhammad Taymour | Martin Jerome
Zen Movie | Square Eyes
Sameh Alaa
Giorgos Valsamis
Yasser Azmy
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Shaimaa Magdy
Nour Fawzy | Faten Mohamed
Sameh Nabil
Moataz Al Qammari
Selections & Awards
FESTIVAL DE CANNES, Cannes (FRANCE)
OSCAR® qualifying festival
Winner of PALME D'OR for BEST SHORT FILM
ZINEBI - BILBAO INT. SHORT AND DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL, Bilbao (SPAIN)
OSCAR®, BAFTA & GOYA qualifying festival
UPPSALA INT. SHORT FILM FESTIVL, Uppsala (SWEDEN)
OSCAR® & EFA qualifying festival
IZMIR INT. SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, Izmir (TURKEY)
OSCAR® qualifying festival
WINTERTHUR INT. SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, Winterthur (SWITZERLAND)
OSCAR®, EFA & BAFTA qualifying festival
ALCINE – FESTIVAL DE CINE DE ALCALÀ DE HENARES, Madrid (SPAIN)
OSCAR® qualifying festival
SAN SEBASTIAN INT. FILM FESTIVAL, San Sebastian (SPAIN)
EL GOUNA FILM FESTIVAL, El Gouna (EGYPT)
REYKJAVIK INT. FILM FESTIVAL, Reykjavik (ICELAND)
MOSCOW INT. FILM FESTIVAL, Moscow (RUSSIA)
FESTIVAL INT. DU FILM FRANCOPHONE DE NAMUR, Namur (BELGIUM)
CURTOCIRCUITO - INT. FILM FESTIVAL, Santiago de Compostela (SPAIN)
FILM FEST GENT, Gent (BELGIUM)
SULMONA INT. FILM FESTIVAL, Sulmona (ITALY)
CINEMAFORUM, Warsaw (POLAND)
AJYAL FILM FESTIVAL, Doha (QATAR)
CORTISONICI INT. FILM FESTIVAL (ITALY)
ASIATICA FILM FESTIVAL (ITALY)
PASSAGGI D'AUTORE - INTRECCI MEDITERRANEI (ITALY)
MYART FILM FESTIVAL (ITALY)
Winner of the JURY SPECIAL MENTION
Sameh Alaa
Biography
English
Born in Cairo, Egypt, Sameh studied German literature at Cairo University. Before moving to Europe, he worked as an assistant director in advertisement and feature films. In 2016, he finished his MA in filmmaking at EICAR film school in Paris. Sameh’s first short film "Fifteen" premiered at Toronto Int. Film Festival 2017 and won several awards around the world. In 2019 he made his first advertisement campaign as a writer and director. His last short film "I am afraid to forget your face", winner of the Palme d'Or at Festival de Cannes 2020, is the first Egyptian film in 50 years to be selected for the Official Short Film Competition. Sameh is currently developing his debut feature film.
Italiano
Nato in Egitto, Sameh studia letteratura tedesca all'Università del Cairo, sua città natale. Lavora come assistente alla regia per diversi spot pubblicitari e lungometraggi, prima di stabilirsi in Europa. Nel 2016 consegue un master presso l'EICAR di Parigi (École internationale de création audiovisuelle et de réalisation). Il suo primo cortometraggio, "Fifteen", in anteprima al Toronto Int. Film Festival nel 2017, vince numerosi premi in tutto il mondo. Nel 2019 realizza la sua prima campagna pubblicitaria. Il suo ultimo cortometraggio, "I am afraid to forget your face", vincitore della Palma d'Oro al Festival di Cannes 2020, è il primo film egiziano in 50 anni ad essere selezionato nella competizione dei cortometraggi. Sameh sta attualmente lavorando al suo primo lungometraggio.
