15 min, EGYPT, 2022

“On the Pacific coast of Los Angeles, Ali and Yaffa struggle to remember the Arab Mediterranean cities they have left behind.”

Written and directed by Randa Ali

Cast: Hazem Madbouly, Reem Jubran

Cinematography: Jackie Fang

Sound Designer: Sara Kaddouri

Color: Nadia Khairat Gómez

Music: Abby Abdel-Khalek

Editor: Randa Ali

Producers: Randa Ali, Changhui Shi

Festivals: Arab Film Festival, Izmir Int'l Short Film Festival, Beirut Shorts Int'l Film Festival, Salerno Int'l Film Festival, Cairo Int'l Short Film Festival, Positively Different Short Film Festivals, Visions Cairo Egyptian Short Film Festival, Hollywood Arab Film Festival, Toronto Arab Film Festival, New York Arab Festival, Anafi International Film Festival.

Awards: The 2023 Juthour Jury Award for Most Promising Filmmaker (Toronto Arab Film Festival), Best Directing & Best Short (Visions Cairo Egyptian Short film Festival), Special Jury Award (Cairo Shorts), Special Jury Award (Beirut Shorts), Best International Short (Cinema Nahualli) Arri Franz Wieser Grant