Mama
Mama
International Short Film Competition

Mama

Based on true events, Mai acts as a parent to her brother as their mom is quarantined with a deadly disease. Mai wears a gas mask while delivering food, keeping the illness hidden. Mai counts down to her 21st birthday. On the final day, she reveals the terrifying secret to her mother.

Shorts O’Clock I, Wednesday, February 28th, 19:00

ENGLISH TITLE:

Mama

ORIGINAL TITLE:

Mama

DIRECTOR:

Naji Ismail

COUNTRY:

Egypt

GENRE:

fiction

YEAR:

2022

LENGTH:

20’

CAST:

May Elghity - Danniel Sherif

A QUOTE FOR THE FILM:

“Millions of years ago,flowers make thorns, and the lamb despite everything”

SELECTIVE LIST OF FESTIVALS AND AWARDS:

Cairo International Film Festival-Official Competition, Malmö Arab Film Festival- Best Short Film

DIRECTOR’S BIO:

Naji Ismail was born in 1983 He studied at the Higher Cinema Institute in Cairo from 2001 to 2006. In 2010, he was awarded a scholarship by George Washington University on documentary filmmaking. In 2012, he founded “Rahala Production and Distribution”.

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