Fatema Yasser’s LAST NIGHTS OF SUMMER enjoys great turnout at its Cairo International Film Festival world premiere

release date November 19 2024

Egyptian short drama LAST NIGHTS OF SUMMER — written and directed by Fatema Yasser — held a packed world premiere at the 45th Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) on Thursday, November 14th at AUC’s Ewart Hall, where it received a positively warm reception from audiences.

The film’s premiere was attended by its director/screenwriter Yasser, alongside producer Beshoy Ayman Kaldas, cast members Tara Emad and Shahd El-Shater, singer Donia Wael — who composed the film’s soundtrack — cinematographer Mohamed Ashraf Koushi, colorist Nour Ibrahim, first assistant director Bothaina Khaled, and the film’s second assistant director Habiba Ahmed.

LAST NIGHTS OF SUMMER is set to have a second screening before the CIFF is over at 12 pm on Tuesday, November 19th at the Cairo Opera House’s Hanager Theater.

The film follows cousins Farah, Rana, and Leila two years after their grandfather’s death as they return to their childhood home in Jordan for one last time.

LAST NIGHTS OF SUMMER is directed and written by Yasser, produced by Beshoy Ayman Kaldas, lensed by Mohamed Ashraf Koushi, and edited by Khaled Moeit, with music by Donia Wael and sound by Sameh Nabil.

The film stars young actresses Tara Emad — who’s also one of the film’s executive producers — Shahd El Shater, and Farah Aboughattas.

Also, MAD World handles the film’s international sales while MAD Distribution handles its Arab World sales and distribution rights.

Fatema Yasser is a visual artist who strives to express through the visual medium. She has worked on various projects as a one-woman crew, creating visual poems and experimenting with the film medium during college. She also has a major interest in photography, creating the Untold Stories About Everything & Nothing Exhibition at Photopia in Egypt in 2019 in addition to other exhibitions and commercial photoshoots, all while also working as a cinematographer on multiple short films and ads.

Fatema's films tend to explore the human state and emotions through a frozen moment in time. She is interested in films portraying complex relationships, mostly drawing from her personal experiences.