Sameh Alaa
Egyptian film director · Egypt · On the map · Directors · Born 1987 · age 39
Sameh Alaa is an Egyptian film director. Born in Cairo, he studied at Cairo University, before moving to Europe. In 2020, he became the first Egyptian director to have a film screened in the Short Film Competition section at the Cannes Film Festival.
Sameh Alaa is read about 5 times a day, in 8 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 21 September 2026
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The Tale of NargisSeries, Director
The Day I Smoked a Cigarette with My FatherFilm, 2026Director, Writer2025
S The WolfFilm, Director, Writer2021
The Nipple WhispererFilm, Omar2020
I Am Afraid to Forget Your FaceFilm, Director, Writer2017
FifteenFilm, Director, Writer2015
Le Steak de Tante MargauxFilm, Director1987BornAlso in Français
Filmography 6
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About this person
His film, I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face, won the Short Film Palme d'Or at the 2020 Cannes Film Festival, making it the first Egyptian film to achieve this honor. In June 2021, he was named one of the six jury members for the Cinéfondation and Short Films section at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.
