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Short Film Competition · 45th Edition

Enough Water to Drown

Maa' Yakfi Lell ghark

Director

Joseph Adel

Country

Egypt, United Arab Emirates

Runtime

14 min

Language

Arabic

Premiere

World Premiere

Synopsis

A tormented patriarch in an all-female sanctuary shrine finds himself caught in doubt. When a young girl breaks the strict codes of conduct, he starts to question the worthiness of the ascetic life he has led.

Cast

Nabil Nour El-Din, Lobna Mansy, Reem Maghraby

Screenplay

Ahmed Farghaly, Joseph Adel

Producers

Joseph Adel, Mostafa El-Kashef, Mohamed Taymour, Mark Lotfy

About the Director

Joseph Adel is an Egyptian filmmaker based between Vancouver and Cairo. He is pursuing a Master's degree at Simon Fraser University. He participated in notable programs like Talents Beirut, EAVE Script Lab, and Ji.hlava Academy.