Sameh Alaa
Directing
Known For

Crushed by society’s expectations, a sterile, divorced woman in her mid-30s attempts to start over… until her obsession with being a mother transforms her from victim to predator.
Narges's Story

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.
Fifteen

After an 82-day separation, Adam travels a rough road to be reunited with the one he loves, whatever it takes.
I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face
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Le jour où j'ai fumé une cigarette avec mon père

Maurice Sanders has a gift. He's a nipple whisperer. Once he was known as "Magic Sandy". But that was years ago, before Doris, a famous model and Sander's muse, fell ill. Now, after more than a decade, Doris wants to meet Maurice again.
The Nipple Whisperer

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Le Steak de Tante Margaux

A middle-aged man reflects back on his tumultuous adolescent phase while sitting in his childhood bedroom. Through intricate and deeply personal musings somehow all tied to his hair - hair growing or hair receding - we, over time accumulate meaning into the larger journey of his life.