Academy of Arts Higher Institute of Cinema

The film follows the aftermath of an unfortunate incident at the inauguration of a public toilet located in the middle of the Egyptian desert. Inspired by Anton Chekhov's short story "The Death Of A Government Clerk," director El Zohairy offers us a story about fear in a milieu where uniformity and hierarchy reigns, in which the poses and gestures of the actors express a lot more than their words.

Ahmed feels depressed and thinks about suicide. He treats his suicide as if it were like his last dance. Life haunts Ahmed's suicide attempt in an absurd and fatalistic way.

Ali is a teenage boy living with his mother and his uncle. In a single night, he finds himself caught between the oppressive calls of his mother and an uncle who entangles him in a murder and tests his silence. Ali searches for freedom and escape from this confinement by leaving the house, unaware that the price of stepping outside will be a scar that may never fade from his forehead for the rest of his life. With every word, every movement, every breath… Ali moves closer to a moment of no return. THE film has won the best film in Alexandria short film festival ( golden hypatia award )

The short film Al Dhareeh (1977) by Eltayeb Mahdi, founding member of the Sudanese Film Group, tells the story of a man who claims to be able to heal people.