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 director, producer and writer. His short films ‘Fifteen’ (2017) and ‘I’m Afraid to Forget Your Face’ (2020) gained international acclaim, with the latter winning the Palme d’Or at Cannes, the first Egyptian film to do so. His work has screened at Toronto, Locarno and San Sebastián, and was showcased at MoMA and the Venice Biennale. He has served on juries including Cannes