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The film was produced by Mark Lotfy and Mohamed Taymour and written by Mohamed Fawzy. The 15-minute short follows Adam, who attempts to return to his girlfriend after an 82-day separation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mohamed Diab is on board to direct the Disney+ Marvel series Moon Knight<\/strong>, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2020\/10\/moon-knight-mohamed-diab-to-direct-marvels-disney-series-1234604345\/\">Deadline<\/a>. Diab, famous for directing Cannes favorite Eshtebak, will helm the series about a comic book vigilante who assumes multiple alter egos to do battle with the criminal underworld.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Egyptian director Sameh Alaa became the first Egyptian to earn the prestigious Palme d\u2019Or award at the Cannes Film Festival after walking away with the award in the Short Film category for his film \u201cI\u2019m Afraid to Forget Your Face,\u201d the festival announced. 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