Synopsis
A man recounts his capillary peregrinations through his adolescence - from the barber’s trauma to his first love to the loss of his hair and eventually his father. Through this, we see a construction of a masculinity in the making.
Production :
Salt for Sugar Films
Distribution :
Square Eyes
Contact :
Screenplay :
Sameh Alaa
In competition for :
Grand Prize
Jury Award
Best animation
AQCC award
Audience award Official competition
Direction
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Sameh AlaaSameh (Cairo, Egypt) finished his MA in filmmaking at EICAR Film School, Paris. His first short film FIFTEEN premiered at TIFF ‘17 and won several awards around the world. His recent film, I AM AFRAID TO FORGET YOUR FACE, is the first Egyptian film in 50 years to be selected for the Official Short Film Competition at Cannes Film Festival. Sameh is currently developing his debut feature film.