Dry Hot Summers

Short Film - 2016

Directed By: Sherif El bendary

Synopsis:

Two people at opposite chapters of their life accidentally meet in a taxi on a busy summer day in cairo. Frail old shawky and bubbly young doaa are initially caughtup in their busy routines. But, their race through the city evolves into a journey of self- discovery that re-connects them to life a sit binds them to each other.

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Awards:

• Dubai International Film Festival (UAE)
• International  Short Film Festival Clermont-Ferrand (France)
• International Film Festival Muscat (Oman)
• Cinema Akil Abu Dhabi (UAE)
• Mediterranean Film Festival Tétouan (Morocco)
• Cinema Arabe Amsterdam (The Netherlands)
• African Asian and Latin America Film Festival Milano (Italy)
• Middle East Now (Italy)
• ALFILM - Arab Film Festival Berlin (Germany)
• Ismailia International Festival for Documentary and Short Film (Egypt)
• Goethe Filmweek in Cairo and  in Alexandria (Egypt)
• Arab Film Festival Ann Arbor (USA)
• Nile’s Bride Festival (Egypt)
• International Short Film Festival Bangalore (India)
• International Festival for Arab Film Oran (Algeria)
• Phare - Short Film Festival Arles (France)
• Latin Arab Film Festival Buenos Aires (Argentina)
• Best Short Film – Ismailia International Festival for Documentary and Short Film (Egypt)
• ACT Award  - Ismailia International Festival for Documentary and Short Film (Egypt)
• Best Director – International Short Film Festival Bangalore (India)
• Best Short Film – International Festival  for Arab Film Oran (Algeria)