Suha Belal
Directing
Biography
Suha Belal is an Egyptian-American filmmaker based in Cairo. Her first short documentary, Crooked Rib (2017), screened in Tunisia and at the Cairo International Women’s Film Festival. A graduate of The Jesuit Cairo Film School, she codirected Pieces of a Woman (2023), worked in production and assistant directing on films including Spring Came on Laughing and Cotton Queen, and produced The Push and Happy Birthday, Jesus. Her Super 8 short Sharbat (2024) won the Audience Award at the Two. Five Film Festival. Her latest film, Of Burning Wounds and Memories, produced by Netflix and The Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC), screened at El Gouna Film Festival and The Red Sea International Film Festival.
Known For
Thirty-year-old Noura's unexpected pregnancy throws her into turmoil. She contemplates avoiding starting a family of her own whilst caring for demented Anise, who struggles with her distorted memories of motherhood & a family that ceased to exist.
Of Burning Memories & Wounds
Egypt’s sugar shortage triggers chaos at a bride's engagement ceremony, setting off a chain of unexpected events and misunderstandings.