Short film
The Day I Smoked a Cigarette with My Father
2026 · 12 min
A quiet, sunlit memory of childhood wonder, where a small moment swells with the weight of a father seen anew.
- Directed by
- Sameh Alaa, Robin Vouters
- Genres
- Animation, Drama
- Overview
- Cairo, 1964. Alaa, a 12-year-old boy, and his three younger siblings hear shouting from the street. Outside, the crowd is cheering for a man. The children can barely believe their eyes: the man is their father, Ibrahim.
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- Directed by
- Sameh Alaa, Robin Vouters
- Genres
- Animation, Drama
