About Separation

by Kawthar Younis

High Cinema Institute, Egypt

Synopsis

Two young women bid each other farewell in a climate of political unrest. Cigarettes, cats, intimacy and the bigger picture through ' the smaller but heartbreakingly definite goodbye.

Director's biography

An Egyptian director, born in 1993. A student at the Higher Institute of Cinema in Egypt. Her short film Everyday Story won first prize in the Civic Engagement Competition organized by the American University in Cairo.

Credits

Director: Kawthar Younis

Cinematography: Robert Maly

Editing: Sandro Canaan

Specifications

Running time: 10'

Film type: Fiction

Country: Egypt

Completion date: March, 2020