I Promise You Paradise
Spring Grants 2022 - Production Stage
Morad Mostafa / Short Narrative / Egypt, France, Qatar / 24 min / Original Language: Arabic / Interests: Drama
Synopsis
Following a violent incident; Eissa a 17 years old illegal African migrant in Egypt is in a quest against time to save his loved ones whatever it takes.
Credits
- Director
- Morad Mostafa
- Screenwriter
- Sawsan Yusuf, Morad Mostafa
- Producer
- Sawsan Yusuf
- Production Company
- Bonanza Films
About the Director
Morad Mostafa is an Egyptian Filmmaker born in Cairo in 1988. He has worked on several independent films and collaborated as an Executive Director on 'Souad', which was in the official selection at the Cannes Film Festival 2020. Morad is an alumnus of the Berlinale Talents and Locarno Academy. He wrote and directed three short films, all of which were selected at Clermont-Ferrand in three consecutive years, screened in more than 300 festivals worldwide, and won several awards. His latest short film, 'I Promise You Paradise', was selected for the Cannes Film Festival Critics Week 2023. Morad is developing his debut feature film, 'Aisha Can't Fly Away', at the Cinéfondation residency of the Cannes Film Festival and the Torino Film Lab and Rotterdam Lab IFFR.