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A Ticket To Hell

In a world doomed by conflict, a war group enters an unknown time and an unknown place. They are trying to discover the if their wars are any good and whether they are going out again into the world.

WRITTEN BY: KARIM SHOHDY
CINEMATOGRAPHY: NADER KAMEL
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: ABDULLAH ASHOUR
FOCUS PULLER : YOUSSEF NASSER
SOUNDTRACK, EDITING & SOUND DESIGN: KARIM SHOHDY

FILM FESTIVAL PARTICIPATION & ACCOLADES LIST
1. Cooper Awards – 2023 - Award Winner
2. Calgary Independent Film Festival – 2023 - Award Winner
3. Onyko Films Awards – 2023 - Award Winner
4. MEDCOM Short Film Festival – 2023 – Award Winner
5. Eastern Nigeria International Film Festival – 2022 - Nominee
6. Ekurhuleni International Film Festival-EIFF – 2022 - Finalist
7. Student World Impact Film Festival – 2023 - Finalist
8. South Italy International Film Festival – 2023 - Finalist
9. V.i.Z. Film Fest – 2022 - Finalist
10. International Alexandria Short Film Festival – 2022 - Official Selection
11. Okotoks Film Festival - 2023 - Official Selection
12. Cannes Continental Film Festival – 2023 - Official Selection
13. Coal City Film Festival – 2023 - Official Selection
14. First-Time Filmmaker Sessions - hosted by Lift-Off Global Network – 2022 - Official Selection
15. First-Time Filmmaker Sessions Hosted by @LiftOffGlobalNetwork March 2023 - Official Selection
16. Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions - hosted by Lift-Off Global Network May 2023 - Official Selection
17. ABUJA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2022 - Official Selection
18. Dispatches of War 2022 - Official Selection
19. Amsterdam Lift-Off Film Festival 2023 - Official Selection
20. First-Time Filmmaker Sessions - hosted by Lift-Off Global Network - May 2023 - Official Selection
21. RTF Realtime International Film Festival - August 2023 - Official Selection
22. 1 World Student Film Festival 2023 – Special Mention Laurel
23. Fentress Student Film Festival 2023 - Nominee (Best Youth Actress)

  • Karim Shohdy
    Director
  • Karim Shohdy
    Writer
  • Mohamed Mady
    Key Cast
    "Commander"
  • Salma Mohamed
    Key Cast
    "The Child"
  • Omar Hamdy
    Key Cast
    "Soldier"
  • Abdullah Tohamy
    Key Cast
    "Sniper"
  • Ibrahim Aly
    Key Cast
    "War Ghost 1"
  • Abdullah Ashour
    Executive Director
  • Nader Kamel
    Cinematography
  • Youssef Nasser
    Focus Puller
  • Yasmine Serag
    Assitant Director
  • Karim Shohdy
    Soundtrack & Sound Design
  • Karim Shohdy
    Producer
  • Mona Maged
    Producer
  • Salma Hisham
    Producer
  • Aya Adel
    Additional Writing
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Tazkara Lel Gaheem - تذكرة للجحيم
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    6 minutes 23 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 7, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    2,500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Egypt
  • Country of Filming:
    Egypt
  • Language:
    Arabic
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Future University In Egypt
  • Onyko Films Awards
    Odesa
    Ukraine
    December 22, 2022
    * Award Winner Best Student Film
  • Calgary Independent Film Festival
    Calgary
    Canada
    April 28, 2023
    * Award Winner Best Student Short
  • Cooper Awards
    Online Event
    Ukraine
    * Winner Best Student Short Film
  • MEDCOM Short Film Festival
    Bangkok
    Thailand
    * Award Winner Best Student Short
  • Eastern Nigeria International Film Festival
    Enugu
    Nigeria
    November 29, 2022
    * Nominee Best Student Short
  • South Italy International Film Festival
    Barletta
    Italy
    May 17, 2023
    * Finalist
  • Student World Impact Film Festival

    United States
    July 21, 2023
    * Finalist
  • Ekurhuleni International Film Festival-EIFF 23
    Germiston
    South Africa
    * Finalist
  • V.i.Z. Film Fest

    Bulgaria
    *Finalist Best First Time Director
    * Finalist Best Student Short
  • International Alexandria Short Film Festival
    Alexandria
    Egypt
    February 18, 2023
    Egyptian Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Amsterdam Lift-Off Film Festival
    Amesterdam
    Netherlands
    Official Selection
  • ABUJA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
    Abuja
    Nigeria
    October 31, 2022
    Official Selection
  • First-Time Filmmaker Sessions - hosted by Lift-Off Global Network

    October 24, 2022
    European Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Dispatches of War
    Kyiv
    Ukraine
    November 25, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Coal City Film Festival Coal City Film Festival
    Lagos
    Nigeria
    March 16, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Cannes Continental Film Festival

    March 25, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Okotoks Film Festival
    Okotoks Alberta
    Canada
    June 3, 2023
    Official Selection - Egyptian Films Highlight
  • 1 World Student Film Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    Special Mention
  • Liftoff Filmmaker Sessions May 2023

    Official Selection
  • First-Time Filmmaker Sessions May2023

    Official Selection
Director Biography - Karim Shohdy

Karim Shohdy is an award winning actor/director & music composer located in Cairo, Egypt.

He has studied multiple forms of performance, including improv, physical theater, acting for camera, musical theater among other forms. He also has experiences in Meyerhold Biomechanics, contemporary & modern dance, psychodrama among other fields and most recently film directing.

As a music composer he wrote music for multiple short films & theatre performances, including “The Visitor”, “Salem Nafsak”, “The Midnight Incident”, “We were together” & “The Trial” which premiered at the World Youth Forum in December.

He has won multiple awards as a performer and as a director and is currently working on multiple TV & film projects.

He worked in a close and intensive work frame with the Swiss “Compagnie INTERFACE” in preparation of the Egyptian version of the world acclaimed show, “Vive La Vie”.

He attended workshops with Russian/German master director Jurij Alschitz, Dr Olga Lapina, British director Di Trevis and Italian director Danilo Cremonte.

“A Ticket to Hell” marks debut as a film director, with intent of a crossover between theatre & film.

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