screening format
HDCAM
aspect ratio
1.78:1 (16:9)
sound format
Stereo
original-language
Arabic
subtitles
English
Om Amira lives with her family in Cairo. Her oldest daughter suffers from a serious heart condition and needs constant care. Her husband is too sick to work. Hence, all responsibility rests on Om Amira’s shoulders. At night on the streets near Tahrir Square, she sells the best fried potatoes in the neighbourhood...
director
Naji Ismail
Cast
Amira Gamal, Basma Gamal, Gamal Mohamed, Halima Mohamed
Editing
Kamal Elmalakh
DOP
Mohamed Abd Elraouf
Production
Shady Ishak
Script
Naji Ismail
Sound Design
Ahmed Samir
Festivals
2014
Berlinale - Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin, Germany
2014
ISMAILIA International Film Festival for Documentaries and Shorts, Ismailia, Egypt
(ACT prize for best film about women)
2014
IN THE PALACE International Short Film Festival, Pernik, Bulgaria
2014
Mediterranean Film Festival, Široki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina
2014
ZINEBI - International Festival of Documentary and Short Film of Bilbao, Spain
2014
Aan Korb - BBC Arabic Film and Documentary Festival, London, United Kingdom
(best documentary)
2014
Africa International Film Festival - AFRIFF, Lagos, Nigeria
(Jury Prize)
Awards
2014 best cinematography for short documentary Social Impact Media Awards (SIMA) 2014
Production
- Rahala Production & Distribution
- Naji Ismail
Distribution
- Rahala Production & Distribution
- Naji Ismail
Sales
- Rahala Production & Distribution
- Naji Ismail
Naji Ismail
Born 1983 in Cairo;
2005 graduation from the High Cinema Institute in Giza;
participated in production and screenwriting workshops;
creates short films and writes screenplays
Filmography
2004 The Village
2006 To Cut It Short
2007 171
2009 Knocking The Doors
2011 Hekayet El-Thawra