What We Don’t Know About Mariam
Egypt / Fiction / 25' / 2K / Renkli / 2021
Mariam goes to a public hospital with her husband and daughter; bleeding and suffering from a severe pain in her abdomen. After the medical examination things escalate between Mariam and her husband.
Director: Morad Mostafa Script: Morad Mostafa
Director of Photography: Mostafa El Kashef
Producer: Sherif Elbendary
Editing: Mohamed Mamdouh Sound: Mostafa Shaban
Cast: Doaa Ereiqat, Emad Ghoniem, Osama Abdallah, Noran Wageh
CV
Morad Mostafa is an Egyptian Director, born in 1988 in Cairo, Egypt.
He worked as an Assistant Director in several independent films; he collaborated as an Executive director in Souad by Ayten Amin (official selection at Cannes Film Festival 2020 and Berlinale).
Morad wrote and directed Henet Ward (2020) and What We Don't Know About Mariam" (2021); both movies had their world premiere at Clermont-Ferrand Festival du Court Métrage and they have been selected in other major festivals winning more than 30 international awards.
Filmography
What We Don’t Know About Mariam 2021
Henet Ward 2019
Festivals Attended
Festival du Court Métrage de Clermont-Ferrand 2021, France - World Premiere
Mecal - Barcelona International Short and Animation Film Festival 2021, Spain
BAFICI - Buenos Aires International Film Festival 2021, Argentina
Kortfilmfestivalen/The Norwegian Short Film Festival 2021, Norway
Prague Short Film Festival 2021, Czech Republic
Les Nuits MED - Festivale di u Filmucortu 2021, France
Palm Springs International ShortFest 2021, USA
Shanghai International Film Festival 2021, China
Mediterranean Film Festival Split 2021, Croatia
Festival Internacional de Cine de València – Cinema Jove 2021, Spain
Ischia Film Festival 2021, Italy
SAFAR Film Festival 2021, UK
Leiden Shorts 2021, Netherlands
Monterrey International Film Festival 2021, Mexico
Festival Silhouette 2021, France
Sedicicorto International Film Festival 2021, Italy
HollyShorts Film Festival 2021, USA
FICBUEU - Bueu International Short Film Festival 2021, Spain
BFI London Film Festival 2021, UK
Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival 2021, Armenia
Cinemed - Festival International du Cinéma Méditerranéen de Montpellier 2021, France
Leeds International Film Festival 2021, UK
Lumières d'Afrique Film Festival 2021, France
Baku International Short Film Festival 2021, Azerbaijan
Rencontres du Film Court de Madagascar 2021
Macau International Short Film Festival 2021
BOGOSHORTS - Bogotá Short Film Festival 2021, Colombia
International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala 2021, India
Festival Internacional de Cine de Iquique 2021, Chile
Passaggi d’Autore - Mediterranean Short Film Festival 2021, Italy
Vilnius International Short Film Festival 2022, Lithuania
London Short Film Festival 2022, UK
Dhaka International Film Festival 2022, Bangladesh
Sofia Menar Film Festival 2022, Bulgaria
Sanfici - Santander Festival Internacional De Cine Independiente 2022, Colombia
Film O’Clock International Festival 2022
Aswan International Women Film Festival 2022, Egypt
Ödüller
Festival Internacional de Cine de Iquique 2021, Chile - Jury Special Mention
FICBUEU - Bueu International Short Film Festival 2021, Spain - Best Director Award
Sedicicorto International Film Festival 2021, Italy - Movie Award, Best International Short Film
Les Nuits MED - Festivale di u Filmucortu 2021, France - Prix de la Critique
Mecal - Barcelona International Short and Animation Film Festival 2021, Spain - Third Award, International Competition