The Shadow Of Cairo

DIRECTED BY: Tara Shehata

SHORT FILM , 7' | 2020

AWARDS

2020 Cinequest - Official Selection

2020 Cascade African Film Festival - Official Selection

2019 New York International Children Film Festival – Official Selection
2019 Cannes Court Métrage - Official Selection

2019 ECU European Independent Film Festival - Official Selection
2019 NFFTY - Official Selection

2019 LISFF - Official Selection

SYNOPSIS

The Shadow of Cairo tackles the story of a 14-year-old Egyptian girl, Maya, whose mother died during a minor surgery. The protagonist, in mourning and anger, chooses to believe that the surgeon who operated on her was distracted by various societal issues - the 'lurking monsters' of Egypt. Maya, heavily influenced by Superhero pop-culture, decides to become a superhero vigilante to fight those monsters and avenge her mother. After a series of realistic crime-fighting, where the protagonist attempts to make a change, Maya begins to question the monsters and her limited power.