Cytokine Storm

Through limitations, students of Jesuit Cairo Film School monitor how they lived and were affected by the COVID-19 crisis in a collective project. Each explored what the place, the people, and the surroundings' atmosphere meant to them and confronted boredom and silence by taking visual diaries. Gradually, they discovered common thoughts and emotions as young filmmakers.

  • Mona Farouk
    Director
  • Apdo Samir
    Director
  • Ahmed Gamal Abdel Rahman
    Director
  • Mahmoud Hegazy
    Director
  • Hossam Waleed
    Director
  • Karim Selim
    Director
  • Ahmed Moawad
    Director
  • Mona Farouk
    Writer
  • Apdo Samir
    Writer
  • Ahmed Gamal Abdel Rahman
    Writer
  • Mahmoud Hegazy
    Writer
  • Hossam Waleed
    Writer
  • Karim Selim
    Writer
  • Ahmed Moawad
    Writer
  • Jesuit Cairo Film School
    Producer
  • El Nahda Jesuit Cultural Center
    Producer
  • Abdallah Yasser
    Editor
  • Noran Talaat
    Editor
  • Ayman Sousa
    Editor
  • Sherif El Wesseimy
    Sound Design & Mix
  • Mohab Ezz
    Sound Design & Mix
  • Mostafa Shaaban
    Sound Design & Mix
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    عاصفة السيتوكين
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Feature, Student
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 44 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 7, 2024
  • Country of Origin:
    Egypt
  • Country of Filming:
    Egypt
  • Language:
    Arabic
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Jesuit Cairo Film School
  • 25th Ismailia International Film Festival - Students Competition
    Ismailia
    Egypt
    March 1, 2024
    World Premiere
  • Student World Impact Film Festival
    New Jersey
    United States
    June 26, 2024
  • Ahmedabad International Film Festival - Official Competition
    Ahmedabad
    India
    April 11, 2025
    Indian Premiere
  • Institut français d'Égypte - “Perfumed Memories” program
    Cairo
    Egypt
    May 26, 2025
Director - Mona Farouk, Apdo Samir, Ahmed Gamal Abdel Rahman, Mahmoud Hegazy, Hossam Waleed, Karim Selim, Ahmed Moawad