While They All Sleep

After her disappearance for a week, Lara appears to ask for Ramy's help, who is going through a new and frightening experience for him, trying to save Lara through it. Lead him to Farid the drug dealer and ex engineer with a strange personality with a philosophy. The three meet for a night that makes them see the world differently.

  • Seif Abd Elaziz
    Director
  • Seif Abd Elaziz
    Writer
  • Mohamed Salem
    Producer
  • Seif Abd Elaziz
    Producer
  • Aly Sherif
    Producer
  • Abdallah Kamal
    Key Cast
    "Ramy "
  • Mohamed Salem
    Key Cast
    "Farid"
  • Dana Mohamed Elkashef
    Key Cast
    "Lara"
  • Salma Khaled
    Assistant director
  • Sara Essam
    Assistant director
  • Mohamed Ashraf
    Editor
  • Mariam Ayman
    Stylest
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    بينما هم جميعاً نائمون
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Drama, Drugs
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes 32 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    November 10, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    5,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Egypt
  • Country of Filming:
    Egypt
  • Language:
    Arabic
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Radio and Television cic
  • Sessions By Liftoff (Official Selection)
    London
    United Kingdom
    December 6, 2021
    Official Selection
  • The Digital Gate ( 2nd place in Grand Audience Award)
    Annaba
    Algeria
    January 1, 2022
    Annaba , Algeria
    2nd place in Grand Audience Award
  • Firs-Time Filmmaker Sessions
    London
    United Kingdom
    January 13, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Lisbon Film Rendezvous
    Lisbon
    Portugal
    January 21, 2022
    Semi-Final
  • Golden Wheat Awards
    Cairo
    Egypt
    March 7, 2022
    Turkey
    Jury special award
  • Student World Impact Film Festival
    New Jersey
    United States
    Official Selection
  • Student World Impact Film Festival

    Honorable mention
  • Ekurhuleni international film festival
    ekurhuleni international film festival
    South Africa
    November 21, 2022
    Nominee For Best African Film
  • International Film & Entertainment Festival of Australia
    Sydney
    Australia
    November 25, 2022
    Australian
    Best Critic Award
Director Biography - Seif Abd Elaziz

Seif Abd Elaziz is an Egyptian Filmmaker , he has written and directed three Short films ( IN THE END OF THE NIGHT , Last Message , While They All Sleep) He discussed in his films the problems of young people and the problems of the society surrounding them and what they are exposed to, and that is what was discussed in his three films, where these films presented some of the problems of young people trying to search for a solution through the story

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Director Statement

The suffering of young people and their problems the issues that interest me as a young man and I am interested in discussing these issues such as unemployment, frustration, depression, loneliness and addiction. Such as domestic violence and marginalization of girls, which affected them negatively, as happened with Lara, or societal injustice, as happened with Farid and Rami ( characters of the film )
I try to raise their problems to find a solution or find a result for these problems