Ismu Award @ 23rd African, Asian, Latin American Film Festival 2012
57th London International Film Festival 2012
30th Tehran International Short Film Festival 2012
The Long Way Down
dir. Yasser Howaidy – 13 min. – fiction
Egypt/United Arab Emirates, 2012
CREDITS
Director: Yasser Howaidy
Music: Giorgio Giampà, Alfonso Corace
Production: TwoFour 54
Cast: Nicolas Forzy, Rohan Vanmala, Rajeev Dalwani, Ghassan Al Katheri, Jamal Iqbal, Iyad Qasem
SYNOPSIS
Aly, an Arab guy gets into an altercation with Ed, a westerner, after accidentally bumping into him on the 59th floor of an office block. Thrown into the elevator by security, they hurl abuse at each other. Through the colorful passengers they encounter on the way down, their hostility fades away. Meanwhile, the building’s security team has mistaken Aly and Ed for a pair of dangerous terrorists threatening the building’s safety and are trying to catch them before chaos ensues.
FESTIVALS & AWARDS
Festivals
1st Luxor Egyptian & European Film Festival
Izmir Short Film Festival 2012
1st Arab Camera Rotterdam
1st Independent Film Festival Iran
Ecran Mobile Geneve 2013
3rd Arab Screen Independent Film Festival Benghazi
6th Gulf Film Festival Dubai
23rd African, Asian, Latin American Film Festival
3rd Corti da Sogno
Festival Alto Vicentino 2013
10th Salento International Film Festival
10th Sedicicorto Film Festival
Thurrock Film Festival 2013
Cabriolet Film Festival 2013
Busho Film Festival 2012
El Sakia Film Festival Cairo 2012
1st Procida Film Festival
2nd San Marino Film Festival
30th Tehran International Short Film Festival
London International Film Festival 2013
Rescontres de l’Image Cairo 2013
International Filmaker Festival of World Cinema 2013
3rd Nofi Film Festival Yerevan
Durban International FIlm Festival 2013
Levante International Film Festival 2013
Awards
Ismu Award @ 23rd African, Asian, Latin American Film Festival
Best Short Film @ 3rd Corti da Sogno
Best Asian Comedy @ 3rd Nofi Film Festival Yerevan
Best International Short Film Award @ 10th Salento International Film Festival
First Prize @ El Sakia Film Festival Cairo
Jury Special Prize @ Arab Screen Independent Film Festival
University Award @ 10th Sedicicorto Film Festival
