A poor lady decides to enjoy a day out with her son, who has Down syndrome. Heading to Cairo’s classy districts for ice cream, she instead encounters unexpected challenges. Still, she is determined to create a happy moment for both herself and her son.
Cast
- Nahed El Sebaey
- Sherif Desoky
Crew
- Screenwriter: Yusuf Noaman, Ahmed Ehab Abd Elwareth
- DOP: Mostafa El Kashef
- Editor: Mohamed Mamdouh
Original Title: هذه ليلتي
Production Company(ies):
Red Star Films
Producer(s):
Baho Bakhsh, Safei Eldin Mahmoud
- Festival du Court Métrage de Clermont-Ferrand, France
- Festival del Cinema Africano, d'Asia e America Latina, Italy
- Egyptian National Film Festival, Egypt
- Jordan International Film Festival
- Festival International du Film Oriental de Genève, Switzerland
- El Gouna Film Festival, Egypt
- Karama Film Festival, Jordan
- Chennai International Short Film Festival, India
- Short Famak Festival for Arab Film, France
- Afrika Film Festival, Germany
- Festival des Cinémas d'Afrique de Besançon, France
- Festival Lumières d'Afrique, France
- Malmo Arab Film Festival, Sweden
- Festival international de Cinéma Vues d’Afrique, Canada
- Festival du Film Court Francophone, France
- Olhares do Mediterrâneo – Women's Film Festival, Portugal
- Afrika Filmfestival, Belgium
- International Film Festival des Cinemas d’ Afrique de Toulouse, France
- Jury Special Mention, Festival du Court Métrage de Clermont-Ferrand
- Jury Special Mention, the Premio Cinit Award, Festival del Cinema Africano, d'Asia e America Latina
- Jury Prize for the Best Short Film Award, Egyptian National Film Festival, Egypt
- Petra Award, Best Film, Best Actress, and Best Director, Jordan International Film Festival
- FIFOG Dor Award, Festival International du Film Oriental de Genève
- Jury special Mention, Festival du Film Court Francophone