Life After Siham
Documentary Film - 2025Directed By: NAMIR ABDEL MESSEEH
Written By: NAMIR ABDEL MESSEEH
Crew:
Screenplay Namir Abdel Messeeh Cinematography Nicolas Duchêne Sound Roman Dym Editing Benoît Alavoine et Emmanuel Manzano Music Clovis Schneider Production Oweda Films Co-production Les Films d’ici, Camille Laemlé Partners Ambient Light, Red StarSynopsis:
When Siham passed away, Namir couldn’t understand that she was gone forever. To him, a mother is immortal. So, he began investigating his family’s history, between Egypt and France. Mirroring the cinema of Youssef Chahine, a story of exile unfolds. One full of love, too. Alive, forever.Festivals:
- Cannes Film Festival (ACID) — France (May 2025)
- Gindou Cinema Festival — France (August 2025)
- General Assembly of Documentary Film (Lussas) — France (August 2025)
- Douarnenez Film Festival — France (August 2025)
- Zurich Film Festival — Switzerland (September/October 2025) - Zurich Church Film Prize "Filmpreis der Zürcher Kirchen"
- 2 Cinéma de Valenciennes Festival — France (September 2025)
- Fameck Arab Film Festival — France (October 2025)
- El Gouna Film Festival — Egypt (October 2025)- El Gouna Star Award for Best Arab Documentary - CINEGOUNA EMERGE EU" award for best feature-length documentary
- DOK Leipzig — Germany (October/November 2025)
- Seville European Film Festival — Spain (November 2025)
- Amiens International Film Festival (FIFAM) — France (November 2025)
- Cairo International Film Festival — Egypt (November 2025)
- Panorama of the European Film (Cairo) — Egypt (November 2025)
- IDFA – International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam — Netherlands (November 2025)
- Torino Film Festival — Italy (November 2025)
- Grain à Démoudre Film Festival (Gonfreville-l'Orcher / Le Havre) — France (November 2025)
- Documentary Film Meetings (Périphérie Montreuil) — France (November 2025)
- Rencontres Cinessonne — France (November/December 2025)
- Marrakech International Film Festival — Morocco (November/December 2025
- Afriques en Vision Festival — France (December 2025)
- African Film Festival of Pays d’Apt — France (December 2025)
- Valenciennes Film Festival 2025 - Documentary Grand Prix
- Valenciennes Film Festival 2025 - Student Jury Prize
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