Fifteen by Sameh Alaa

Fifteen by Sameh Alaa

DRAMA / 2017 / 10 MINUTES / ARABIC / SHORT FILM / EGYPT, BELGIUM On a hot summer day, a taciturn teen boy makes his way through the hustle of Cairo - with a baby in tow. His arrival at a hospital reveals the turmoil beneath his muted expression, in this stark and compassionate examination of trauma. website: radiatorsales.eu/film/fifteen/ Facebook: facebook.com/shortfilmfifteen/ Official Selections and awards 2017 Toronto International Film Festival - Canada Cinemed - France Riga international short film festival - Latvia 2018 Curtas Vila do Conde - Portugal Küstendorf - Serbia CinemAfrica Sweden - Sweden Arab Filmfestival Berlin - Germany Kortfilmfestivalen Grimstad - Norway Festival cinémas d'Afrique - Switzerland Elia Short Films Festival - Palestine Tehran International Short Film Festival - Iran Edmonton International Film Festival - Canada Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur - Belgium Tangier short film festival - Morocco Leeds international film festival - United Kingdom Festival Cinéma Méditerranéen de Bruxelles - Belgium Awards: 2017 CANAL+ Award at Cinemed - France Silver Egg at Küstendorf Film and Music Festival - Serbia 2018 Jury prize at Tangier short film festival - Morocco Special mention at Festival des Cinémas d'Afrique du Pays d'Apt - France Best director at the Pentedattilo Film Festival - Italy Best short film at the Vues d’Afrique - Canada Special mention at Tangier short film festival - Morocco Best Film and best director at Zawya short film Festival - Egypt