Om Amira

film type documentary film Production Country Germany, Egypt production year 2013 runtime 24'00 colour
screening format HDCAM aspect ratio 1.78:1 (16:9) sound format Stereo languages Arabisch Subtitles Englisch

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...

Official Trailer: https://vimeo.com/86987632

director Naji Ismail Besetzung / Cast Amira Gamal, Basma Gamal, Gamal Mohamed, Halima Mohamed Schnitt / Editing Kamal Elmalakh Bildgestaltung / DOP Mohamed Abd Elraouf Produktion / Production Shady Ishak Drehbuch / Script Naji Ismail Tongestaltung / 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, Sofia, 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (best documentary)
2014 Africa International Film Festival, Lagos, Nigeria (Jury Prize)
Awards
2014 best cinematography for short documentary Social Impact Media Awards (SIMA) 2014
Production
  • Rahala Production & Distribution
  • Naji Ismail
  • 2 El-Bostan El-Saeed
  • 1211 Cairo
Distribution
  • Rahala Production & Distribution
  • Naji Ismail
  • 2 El-Bostan El-Saeed
  • 1211 Cairo
Sales
  • Rahala Production & Distribution
  • Naji Ismail
  • 2 El-Bostan El-Saeed
  • 1211 Cairo

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