S THE WOLF

S THE WOLF

Directed by Sameh Alaa
Egypt, France | 10 minutes | 2025 | Arabic

A man recounts his capillary peregrinations from adolescence until now – from the barber’s trauma to his first love to the loss of his hair and eventually of the most important person in his life.

Credits:

Director: Sameh Alaa
Screenwriter: Sameh Alaa
Sound Designer: Moataz AlQammari
Animator: Joseph Roth
Producer: Avantika Singh Desbouvries

  • Sameh Alaa
    Sameh Alaa
    Egypt

Festival & Awards:
SXSW Narrative Short Competition – World Premiere

Aspen Shortsfest – Competition

IndieLisboa International Film Festival –
International Competition

Annecy International Animation Film Festival – Perspectives

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Sameh Alaa
Egypt

Sameh Alaa is an Egyptian director, producer, and writer. His short films Fifteen and I’m Afraid to Forget Your Face gained international acclaim, with the latter winning the Palme d’Or at Cannes – the first Egyptian film to do so. Sameh has served as a jury member at festivals like Cannes and Cairo, while his films have screened at major film festivals worldwide, including Toronto, Locarno, and San Sebastián, and were showcased at MoMA and the Venice Biennale. He is currently developing his first feature and working on an animated short.

FILMOGRAPHY
2025 | S THE WOLF
2020 I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face, short
2017 Fifteen, short