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MY GIRL FRIEND
​​​by Kawthar Younis

17min | Egypt | 2022

Desperate for intimacy, Ali follows his girlfriend’s suggestion that puts their relationship to the test. The plan unfolds unexpectedly when gender roles become blurred. 
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Original Title Sahbety
Year of production 2022
Length 17'
Country Egypt
Shooting Format Digital - 6K
Aspect Ratio 1.66:1
Dialogue Arabic
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Director Kawthar Younis
Producer Sandro Canaan
Co-Producers Khaled Marei, Mohammed Alomda
Production Company Kino, TRI Pictures
Writers Ahmed Essam El Sayed, Kawthar Younis
Cinematographer Seif Eldin Khaled
Editor Khaled Marei
Sound Designers Mohamed Salah, Rami Hussein
Sound Mixing Mohamed Fawzy 
Production Designer Eman Elalby
Costume Designer Yara Sameeh​
Digital Makeup Gehan Sobhey Khalil
Colorist Gehan Sobhey Khalil, Fady Tharwat​
Make-up Artist Marina Osama
Cast Marc Haggar, Ilham Safei El Din, Fadel El Garhi, Sonia Farid
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Festival selections
Venezia 79 - Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica, Orizzonti Short Films Competition 2022, Italy - World Premiere
Cairo International Film Festival 2022, Egypt - Special Jury Award
MedFilm Festival 2022, Italy 
Passaggi d’Autore: intrecci Mediterranei 2022, Italy
Ningbo Short Film Festival 2022, China ​
Cairo Shorts Film Festival 2022, Egypt - Best Film Award, Best Director Award, Best Actress Award, Best Actor Award
Dublin International Film Festival 2023, Ireland
Luxor African Film Festival​ 2023, Egypt​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Director's Statement
I belong in a society where couples are pushed to extreme measures to express their love for each other.
Sahbety explores how gender constraints are shaping our perspective for our own identity. This film takes an up close look at a couple that are motivated by love and
challenged by conventional gender norms through questioning: What if the tables were turned?
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