WTFF7 – Short Films Competition
Drama
By Ayman Sousa
Egypt, 2022, 17’
o.v. Arabic, Italian subtitles
Italian Premiere
November 15m 2024, 7.00 PM, Cinema Odeon
Synopsis The apparently simple task of making himself a cup of tea becomes for a new night-shift employee an obstacle course. The man goes into the sinister and disturbing depths of the building where he works. Once he reaches the room in which the kettle is and prepares the long-awaited beverage, his solitary adventure continues on the way back. A Kafkaesque metaphor for contemporary Egypt.
Director’s bio-filmography Ayman Sousa (1987) is an Egyptian director, editor and producer. Born in Ismailia, he is currently based in Cairo. He studied filmmaking at Jesuit Cairo Film School (2018-2020). He directed the short documentary film Paper (2019) and the short fiction film Tea. He also worked as an editor and as a producer of several short fiction and documentary films.
Trailer
Directed by Ayman Sousa
Screenplay Ayman Sousa, Abdullah Yasser
Cinematography Seif El Din Khaled
Sound Raymond Magdy
Editing Ayman Sousa
Sound Editing Adel Abdelhamid
Cast Omar Yousri, Moris Halim, Adel Madi, Andrew Emil
Production Ahmed Diab, Ayman Sousa (El Nahda Scientific and Cultural Association)
Distribution Ayman Sousa (El Nahda Scientific and Cultural Association)
Social Media facebook.com/tea0011