After being separated for over two months, Adam travels down a rough road to be reunited with the one he loves, whatever it takes. This poignant and reflective short by Egyptian director Sameh Alaa, tells the story of a man battling a great deal of adversity while in search of redemption, reunion and closure. The film was selected for Cannes Film Festival’s most coveted short film award, the Palme d’Or du court métrage (Short Film Palme d’Or).
Your Ghosts Are Mine - Short Film Programme
Credits
Director
Sameh Alaa
Screenwriter
Sameh Alaa
Producer
Muhammad Taymour, Martin Jerome
Cinematographer
Giorgos Valsamis
Editor
Yasser Azmy
Production Company
Fig Leaf Studios
Sales Company
New Europe Film Sales
Distributor
Square Eyes
Cast
Seif Hemeda, Nourhan Ahmed
About the Director
Sameh Alaa
Sameh Alaa is an Egyptian film director, producer, and screenwriter. He’s known for the short films ‘Fifteen’ (2017) and ‘I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face’ (2020), the latter of which won the Short Film Palme d’Or at the 2020 Cannes Film Festival, making it the first Egyptian short film to achieve this honour. Alaa has also served as a jury member at festivals like Cannes and Cairo, and his films h