Khufu / Khufu
Canadá, Egipto, Francia, Suecia 2026 16"
Mahmoud Assi
En las pirámides de Giza, Sayed, de 14 años, y su madre, Ikram, se enfrentan al destino de Khufu, su camello moribundo. Dividida entre vender al animal o dejarlo atrás, Ikram se niega a rendirse y guía a su hijo a través de un viaje marcado por la dignidad y la supervivencia.
At the Giza Pyramids, 14-year-old Sayed and his mother Ikram face the fate of their dying camel, Khufu. Torn between selling him and leaving him behind, Ikram refuses to surrender, leading her son through a journey of dignity and survival.
Mahmoud Assi
Cineasta y artista visual egipcio cuya obra combina la narrativa cinematográfica con perspectivas humanitarias. Egresado del Instituto Superior de Cine de Egipto, sus películas exploran realidades sociales mediante un enfoque visualmente distintivo y con una sólida carga emocional. Es exalumno del Film Independent Lab y participó en el taller para productores EAVE (EAVE Producers Workshop) durante las jornadas de industria del Festival Internacional de Cine de El Cairo.
Egyptian filmmaker and visual artist whose work blends cinematic storytelling with humanitarian perspectives. A graduate of the Higher Institute of Cinema in Egypt, his films explore social realities through a visually distinctive and emotionally grounded approach. He is an alumnus of the Film Independent Lab and participated in the EAVE Producers Workshop during the Cairo International Film Festival Industry Days.