On the closing night of the festival, Jordanian and Lebanese films were awarded.
At the 49th Cairo Film Society Festival, The Sea Ahead and Daughters of Abdulrahman – from MAD Solutions’ distribution slate – were named two of the Best Three Films Screened in 2022
The awards were announced at the festival’s closing ceremony, where Fajr Suleiman — who worked on the film’s soundtrack — was present to accept the award on behalf of The Sea Ahead’s cast and crew.
The Sea Ahead follows Jana, who returns to Beirut after having been away for a long time. Suddenly, she finds herself reconnecting with the familiar yet strange life she once left behind.
Directed and written by Ely Dagher, The Sea Ahead stars Manal Issa, Yara Abou Haidar, Rabih El Zaher, and Roger Azar. The film is produced by Andolfi Production (Arnaud Dommerc), in association with Beachside, and co-produced by Abbout Productions (Myriam Sassine); Wrong Men, and Beaver and Beaver.
Daughters of Abdulrahman follows the storyline of Zainab who wakes up to a shocking discovery that could defame her in the neighbourhood. She quickly calls for her sister’s aid. Yet, fiery Amaal has her own secret struggle and is not having her sister Samah, who is too busy to be there. Meanwhile, Khitam tries to focus on her own mission.
Written and directed by Zaid Abu Hamdan, Daughters of Abdulrahman stars Saba Mubarak, Farah Bsaiso, Hanan Al Hilo, Mariam Al Basha, and Khalid Al Tarifi. It is produced by Pan East Media (Saba Mubarak & Aya Wuhoush), Lagoonie Film Production, Wika Production and Distribution, and Arab Media Network. MAD Solutions handles the film’s distribution in the Arab world.
Meanwhile, DAUGHTERS OF ABDULRAHMAN follows the storyline of Zainab, who wakes up to a shocking discovery that could defame her in the neighbourhood. She quickly calls for her sister Amaal’s aid. However, fiery Amaal has her own problems with their other sister Samah – who is too busy to be there – while Khitam, the fourth sister, is busy with her own goals in life.
The film has already received the Audience Award at three festivals – the Middle East Now Film Festival in Italy, the FEST – New Directors/New Films Festival in Portugal, and the Cairo International Film Festival, where it held its world premiere.
