Short Film Competition · 44th Edition
Mama
Director
Naji Ismail
Country
Egypt
Runtime
19 min 40 sec
Language
Arabic
Premiere
World Premiere
Synopsis
A twenty-one-year-old girl is hiding a terrifying secret to protect herself and her brother.
Cast
May Elghety, Danieel Shrief
Screenplay
Naji Ismail
Producers
Kawthar Younis
About the Director
An Egyptian director who graduated from the High Institute of Cinema in Cairo. Later, he founded his own production company Rahala Production and Distribution.In 2013 the company had its first production, the short documentary OM AMIRA written and directed by Naji.It was screened in Berlinale in the short films competition, which was considered a comeback for the Egyptian Cinema whose last participation in the Berlinale was 30 years ago.