‘abl ma ‘ansa

Before I Forget

Forum Expanded 2018

A science-fiction story set in an indistinct coastal region, between land and sea, above and below water.
El Captain disappears, one of his disciples takes a journey in the ocean to cut off the internet cable, the water level is rising, an amphibian woman appears at the shore looking for her mother, and the memories of two women in a ward intertwine. Scientist Dr. Sharaf is trying to congregate all of them – the members of the secret society of amphibians – in an attempt to save the world.

by Mariam Mekiwi
with Ahmad Raafat Bassiouny, Lana Hana Ferara, Aly Salah, Dalal Beheiri, Azza El Gazzar, Mohamed Abdel Al Egypt / Germany 2018 Arabic 31’ Colour

With

Ahmad Raafat Bassiouny (Dr. Sharaf Fakhr)
Lana Hana Ferara (Nadia)
Aly Salah (Yasser)
Dalal Beheiri (mother)
Azza El Gazzar (mother)
Mohamed Abdel Al (El Captain)

Crew

Director	Mariam Mekiwi
Screenplay	Mariam Mekiwi, Adam Mekiwi, Mohammad Shawky Hassan
Cinematography	Stephan Rosche
Editing	Mariam Mekiwi, Vartan Avakian
Sound Design	Louly Seif
Sound	Stefan Bück
Production Design	Anton von Bredow
Costumes	Dalal Beheiri
Make-Up	Kristina Sauvitina
Casting	Mariam Mekiwi
Assistant Director	Krisitina Sauvitina
Production Management	Tobias el Lebeidy
Producers	Louly Seif, Mariam Mekiwi

Produced by

Louly Seif

Photos

Mariam Mekiwi

Mariam Mekiwi, born in 1987 in Alexandria, Egypt, is a filmmaker based in Hamburg. ‘abl ma ‘ansa is her first film.

Filmography

2018 ‘abl ma ‘ansa (Before I Forget)

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2018