THIS IS PAUL

بول يتحدث

By Rosana KASSIM

HIGH CINEMA INSITUTE - as PROD

Drama - Completed 2023

During the lockdown, in a typical work shift marked by boredom and routine, Paul receives an expected call but with an unexpected context.

Festivals
& Awards

El Gouna Film Festival 2023
Short Film Lounge
Chicago IFF 2023
CineYouth Film Festival
ShorTs IFF 2023
Official Competition
Reality Bytes FF 2023
Official Competition
    • Year of production
    • 2023
    • Genres
    • Drama, First film, Female director
    • Countries
    • EGYPT
    • Languages
    • ARABIC-EGYPT, ENGLISH
    • Duration
    • 11 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Rosana KASSIM
    • Writer(s)
    • Ahmed FARGHALI
    • Synopsis
    • Paul, a customer care agent for an Egypt-based international company, receives a call from Lara, a UK-based, lonely young woman. After a sequence of coincidental mirroring actions and an accident that might cause Paul more than his job, each of them realize that the other speaker is Egyptian. Paul finds an outlet to share his frustration and hopes to leave with Lara, who has left the country and found herself as alone as Paul. Lara's issue as a customer gets resolved, which puts an end to a call that cannot be renewed.