TWENTY 2

٢ و عشرين

By Shaimaa ELGAWADY

SHAIMAA ELGAWADY (INDEPENDENT) - as PROD

Documentary - Completed 2023

Forced to be a mother at the age of twenty two, the filmmaker creates an imaginary family portrait of the life she didn’t choose in a trial to reach reconciliation with an idea she hates with the people she loves the most.

Festivals
& Awards

El Gouna Film Festival 2023
Short Film Lounge
    • Year of production
    • 2023
    • Genres
    • Documentary, Social issues, Female director
    • Countries
    • EGYPT
    • Languages
    • ARABIC
    • Duration
    • 12 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Shaimaa ELGAWADY
    • Producer(s)
    • Amr NAZEER
    • Synopsis
    • Born and raised in a culture that values men over women, the filmmaker recounts her experience of being forced to become a mother of twins at the age of 22. This circumstance intensifies her feelings of being not good enough, all while navigating the absurdity and discrimination that surrounds her. This film exposes the complex emotions and experiences of growing up in a society where gender roles are strictly enforced.