A painful memory of her circumcision remains in the memory of an Egyptian young woman, so she recalls it on her wedding night to turn that day upside down.

estrelado / starring / avec :
Dalia Ezzat - Sofia Gibrel - Khaled Mounib خالد ف. منيب - Shahd Salah - Ahmed Eldakak

um filme de / a film by / un film de
Marwa EL SHARKAWY

Egypt | 2022 | Short Fiction | 11 mins

Título / Original Title / Titre Original : Azizati Ward (Dear Ward)
Título Internacional (en Inglês) / International Title (English) / Titre international (Anglais) : DEAR WARD
Título (França / Bélgica) / Title (France / Belgium) / Titre (France, Belgique) : Dear Ward
Outro título (em árabe) / Other Title (in Arabic) / Autre Titre (en arabe) : عزيزتي ورد
Outro título / Former Title / Ancien Titre :....................
Duração / Duración / Runtime / Durée : 11'16'' (0h 11 minutes 16 secondes, 00:11:16)
Tipo / Type / Type : Curta-metragem de Ficção / Short Fiction / Court-métrage Fiction
Gênero / Genre :
Idioma / Languages / Langues de tournage : árabe / arabic / arabe
Subtítulos / Subtitles / Sous-titres : Inglês, Francês / English, French / Anglais, Français
País de Produção / Country of Production / Pays de Production : Egipto / Egypt / Égypte
País do Diretora / Filmmaker's Country / Pays de la réalisatrice : Egipto / Egypt / Égypte
País de filmagem / Country of Filming / Pays de tournage : Egipto / Egypt / Égypte
Ano de Produção / Year of production / Année de production : 2022
Ano de lançamento / Year of Release / Année de Sortie : 2022
Cores / Colors / Couleurs : Cor / Color / Couleur
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Formato de som / Sound Mix / Format Son :
Visa Number / Numéro de visa (France) :
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Période et lieux de tournage :
TAGS : Circumcision, Circoncision, Excision, Mutilations Génitales Féminines MGF, Mariage, Trauma, Traumatisme


ELENCO / CAST / ACTRICES-ACTEURS
Dalia Ezzat..............................................................
Sofia Gibrel..............................................................
Khaled Mounib Kkhaled Moneeb).................................
Shahd Salah..............................................................
Ahmed Eldakak...........................................................


PRODUTOR / PRODUCER / PRODUCTEUR :
Mony Mahmoud

REALIZADORA / DIRECTOR / RÉALISATRICE :
Marwa EL SHARKAWY

Guionista / Screenwriter / Scénariste :
Marwa El Sharkawy

Dir. de Fotografia / Director of Photography / Directeur de la photo :
Mony Mahmoud

Director de Som / Sound Recordist (Sound Engineer) / Ingénieur du son :
Andrew Mamdouh

Direcção de Arte / Production design / Décors :
Rawan Mekawy

Fatos / Costumes designer / Créatrice des Costumes :

Line producer / Producteur exécutif :
: Mohamed Mahmoud محمد محمود

Script supervisor / Script-Girl :
D.Wael Saber Wael Saber

Música / Composer (Original Music) / Musique :
John Moussa

Montagem / Editing / Montage :
Aya Ahmad Abdelkafy

Gerente de Produção / Unit production manager / Directrice de production :
Mohamed Metwaly - Mohamed Agamy

1o Assistente Realização / First Assistant Director / 1er Assistant Réalisateur :
Abdullah Ahmed

2o Assistente Realização / Second Assistant Director / 2ème Assistant Réalisateur :
Bassam ALI
Makeup artist / Maquillage :
Sally Khalil

Acting Coach / Coach Acteurs :
Hagar Elbadry

Color Grading / Etalonnage :
Aya Ahmad Abdelkafy



Executive Director: Noha Bazazou
Focus Pollar : Mahmoud Hamdy
Gaffer : Samuel Tanios
Creative producer: Pelagia Adel
Assistant producer: Maha Mahmoud
Photography : Mahmoud Rady
Sound design : Youssef Assaf
V.o: Nesma Abdel Aziz ElBorai
V.o Sound Engineer: Sherif Yasser
Poster: Mo'men Yasser
Translation: Maha Mahmoud - Mohamed Alaa

THANKS / REMERCIEMENTS :
Soad Sahm Hamed - Samar Salama - Martina- Hamdy Hassan

SPECIAL THANKS / REMERCIEMENTS SPECIAUX à :
Micheal Yousef Shafek - Ahmed Nabil - Mark Lotfy - Enas Lotfy - Ashraf Mohamed-Taymour - Sameh Gamal


PRODUCTION / PRODUCTION :
Alex Films
Unfpa
Etigah

PARTNERS / PARTENAIRES
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CONTACT (Print Copy / Diffusion du film, Festivals)
Alex Films
alexfilms2014(@)gmail.com
www.facebook.com/people/Alex-Films/100063816017498


PRÉMIO / AWARDS / PALMARÈS :
* Paulin Vieyra Award given by FACC - African Film Critic Federation (Festival international du cinéma africain de Khouribga - FICAK 2023, Morocco)
* Prix du meilleur film fiction (Muscat International Film Festival)
* Bronze Award (12th Luxor African Film Festival - LAFF 2023, Louxor, Egypt)



FESTIVALS - SCREENINGS - PROJECTIONS (selection) :

* Selection /// 27th Festival Ecrans Noirs (Yaoundé - Cameroon, October 2023)

* Selection: Official short film competition /// San Antonio Black International Film Festival - SABIFF 2023 (San Antonio - United States, October 2023)

* Selection /// 34th Fameck Arab Film Festival (Fameck - France, 2023)

* Selection: International Competition /// 6th Jeonju International Short Film Festival (South Korea, September 21th ~ 25th, 2023)

* Screening /// Alexandria Opera House, on 27 May at 7 pm (Alexandria - Egypt, 2023)

* Paulin Vieyra Award by FACC (African Film Critic Federation) /// Festival international du cinéma africain de Khouribga - FICAK 2023, Maroc

* German Premiere | Official short film competition /// 20th Afrika Film Festival Köln - 20. Afrika Film Festival Köln (14-24 September 2023, Köln - Germany)

* Best Actress award (to Dalia Ezzat) and Best trailer Award /// DXB Shorts international film festival (United Arab Emirates, 2023)

* Selection: #Empowering WOMXN 2023 /// Gandhara Independent Film Festival (Gandhara - Pakistan)

* Selection /// 8ème Human Screen Festival (Kasserine - TUNISIE, 04-08 March 2023)

* Selection /// 30th Sguardi Altrove International Women's Film Festival (10th-18th March 2023, Milan - Italy).

* Bronze Award /// 12th Luxor African Film Festival - LAFF 2023 (Louxor, Egypt)

* American Premiere /// 21 edition of the Topaz International Film Festival (USA)

* Prix du meilleur film fiction /// Muscat International Film Festival

* World premiere / Première Mondiale /// PORTO FEMME - International Film Festival in Portugal from 12-17 September


Fontes / Our Source / Quelle / Nos Sources (MAIS INFORMAÇÕES / READ MORE / PLUS D'INFOS) :
- Africiné Magazine
- https://filmfreeway.com/DearWardfilm
- www.facebook.com/people/Alex-Films/100063816017498/
- https://kadinyonetmenlerfestivali.com.tr/en/iwff23/films/international-selection/short-films-international-finalists/dear-ward
Updated by Thierno DIA, 29 October 2023