Henet Ward
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2020
Egypt / Germany
22 mins
Arabic
Short Film Competition
| Morad Mostafa | |
| Yusuf Sawsan | |
Halima, a Sudanese henna painter, goes to see Basma, a young Egyptian bride, to prepare her for her wedding. Under the eyes of her daughter Ward, the encounter between the two women grows from complicity to suddenly unveiled tensions.
About the Director
Morad Mostafa is an Egyptian Filmmaker, born in 1988 in Cairo, Egypt. He studied film directing at Cinema Palace in 2008. He started his career as an assistant director and his last film as an assistant was Ayten Amin’s Souad which has been selected in the official selection in Cannes Film Festival 2020. Morad began his directing career in 2019 when he wrote and directed his first short film Henet Ward that had its world premiere at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival.
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Awards
2021 Afrika Filmfestival (Belgium) – Young African Film Makers Award Competition
2021 AfryKamera (Poland) – Short Film Award
2021 Akbank Short Film Festival (Turkey) – Special Mention of the Jury
2021 Baku International Short Film Festival (Azerbaijan) – Special Jury Diploma
2021 Cannes Film Awards (France) – Best First Time Short Film, Best First Time Director Short Film
2021 Dreamanila International Film Festival (Philippines) – Special Jury mention
2021 Film Africa (UK) – Best Short Film
2021 FLICKERS’ Rhode Island International Film Festival (USA) – Rhode Island Vision Award – First Prize
2021 Palm Springs Short Fest (USA) – Special Mention: Best Live-Action Short Over 15 Minutes
2021 Queen Palm International Film Festival (USA) – Best Short
2021 Rangkarmi International Short Film Festival (India) – 1st prize
2021 Santa Fe Independent Film Festival (USA) – NM PREMIERE
