France/Egypt 2025 11 min Arabic original version with German and English subtitles
by Sameh Alaa
Script: Sameh Alaa, Animation: Joseph Roth, Producer: Avantika Singh Desbouvries, Production: Salt for Sugar Films, Voices: Sameh Alaa, Mariam el Tahawy, Zakaria Nouri, Fara Ezzat, Alia Alla
by Sameh Alaa
Script: Sameh Alaa, Animation: Joseph Roth, Producer: Avantika Singh Desbouvries, Production: Salt for Sugar Films, Voices: Sameh Alaa, Mariam el Tahawy, Zakaria Nouri, Fara Ezzat, Alia Alla
A man recounts his capillary peregrinations from adolescence until now – from the barber’s trauma to his first love to the loss of his hair and eventually of the most important person in his life.
Sameh Alaa is an Egyptian director, producer, and writer. His short films FIFTEEN and I AM AFRAID TO FORGET YOUR FACE gained international acclaim, with the latter winning the Palme d’Or at Cannes – the first Egyptian film to do so. He worked as a jury member at festivals like Cannes and Cairo, while his short films screened at major film festivals worldwide, including Toronto, Locarno, and San Sebastian, and were showcased at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and the Venice Biennale. He is currently developing his first feature and working on an animated short.
Filmography: 2017 FIFTEEN, 2020 I AM AFRAID TO FORGET YOUR FACE, 2025 S THE WOLF
Filmography: 2017 FIFTEEN, 2020 I AM AFRAID TO FORGET YOUR FACE, 2025 S THE WOLF
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