Zagreb Film Festival

I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face

  • Sameh Alaa
  • Egypt, France, Qatar, Belgium
  • 2020
  • 15'

Available for streaming at www.kinoeuropa.hr:
– from Mon 9 Nov at 18:00 to Tue 10 Nov at 18:00
– from Sat 14 Nov at 11:00 to Sun 15 Nov at 23:00

After being separated for three months, Adam travels down a rough road to be reunited with his only love. He’ll do anything to succeed. I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face is the first Egyptian film selected into the short film competition in Cannes, where it went on to win the Palme d’Or. It was also screened at San Sebastián.

Subtitles: HR/EN

Sameh Alaa

Sameh Alaa (1987, Egypt) studied German literature at Cairo University. Before moving to Europe, he worked as an assistant director in advertisement and feature films. He holds an MA in filmmaking from the EICAR film school in Paris. Sameh is currently developing his first feature film.

I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face

Director
Sameh Alaa
Screenplay
Sameh Alaa
Cast
Seif Hemeda, Nourhan Ahmed
DOP
Giorgos Valsamis
Editing
Yasser Azmy
Producer
Muhammad Taymour, Martin Jerome
Production
Fig Leaf Studios

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