Synopsis : Lacking a personal video archive, Youhanna (the filmmaker) constructs false memories using lost home videotapes shot between the 1990s and 2000s across Europe, Africa, and Asia, aided by a fictional memory-reconstruction artificial entity—until a real, personal archive surfaces, transporting him into the past to relive one final memory with his late mother.
Festival History : 26th Ismailia International Film Festival
Awards : Fipresci International Critics Award - 26th Ismailia International Film Festival
Director :
Youhanna Nagy
Producer :
Hend Bakr
Screenplay :
Youhanna Nagy, Martin Elia
DOP :
Youhanna Nagy
Editor :
Youhanna Nagy
Youhanna Nagy is a director, visual artist, editor and producer from Alexandria, Egypt. He obtained his bachelor's degree in Anthropology. His first short documentary (It's nothing nagy, just hang up!) received a jury Special Mention Award from the 43rd Cairo International Film Festival. He was co-producer in "Objects are closer than they appear" the Egyptian film officially selected in the 45th Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival and Gouna film festival. Youhanna's interest goes beyond filmmaking, as he was a Film Instructor at Camera CHICA and a film programmer at Jesuit cinema club in Alexandria. He was a jury member in Rough cut lab Africa 2024 and film moderator at goethe film week 2023 and 2024. He edited short films, feature films, commercial ads, and personally got an outstanding narrative editing award at Manassat film festival.