I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face (Arabic: ستاشر) is a short drama film, directed by Sameh Alaa and released in 2020. A coproduction of companies from Egypt, France, Qatar and Belgium, the film stars Seif Hemeda as Adam, a young man who has been separated from his girlfriend for 82 days after being kept apart by their families, and is willing to go to almost any lengths necessary to reunite with her.[1]
| I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face | |
|---|---|
| Arabic | ستاشر |
| Directed by | Sameh Alaa |
| Written by | Sameh Alaa Mohamed Fawzy |
| Produced by | Muhammad Taymour Mark Lotfy |
| Starring | Seif Hemeda Nourhan Ahmed Yousef Elrashidy Om Dalia |
| Cinematography | Giorgos Valsamis |
| Edited by | Yasser Azmy |
Production companies | Fig Leaf Studios Les Cigognes |
| Distributed by | Square Eyes |
Release date |
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Running time | 15 minutes |
| Countries | Egypt France Qatar Belgium |
| Language | Arabic |
The film features a few lines of Arabic language dialogue, but is told almost entirely without speech.[1]
The film premiered at the Uppsala International Short Film Festival in September 2020, and was screened at the 68th San Sebastián International Film Festival.
It was selected for the short film competition at the 2020 Cannes Film Festival;[2] despite the overall cancellation of the event due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the short film competition proceeded as an outdoor screening series on the Croisette in October.[3] At the conclusion of the series, it was named the winner of the Short Film Palme d'Or.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Richter, Marina D. (12 November 2020). "Review of the Palme D'Or winner for the Best Short: "I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face" (2020)". Ubiquarian. Archived from the original on 26 July 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ Lemercier, Fabien (19 June 2020). "The short films vying for the Palme d'Or at Cannes unveiled". Cineuropa. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ Ravindran, Manori (28 September 2020). "Cannes Film Festival Plans Three-Day Special Event in October". Variety. Archived from the original on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Egyptian film wins a Golden Palm at the 2020 Cannes Film Festival". Egypt Independent. 30 October 2020. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
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