2022 Winners & Shortlists

Write a short summary of what happens in the film

As children, the first thing we all wrote is our names and ever since then we have had the urge to leave a mark with our name on everything, The film plays on that insight by showing different names written on wide spectrum of objects in a realistic human way that everyone can relate to, with a script reading out the names with wordplay to tell that story. ending with how all those names are erased by time. Then showing how your name can stand the test of time by donating a brick that holds your name forever to build MYF’s new heart hospital.

Cultural / Context information for the jury

Arabic/Egyptian names have very expressive meanings as they are mostly made up from verbs and adjectives. That's what inspired us to write a wordplay based script using the names we see throughout the film to best express our concept.

Provide the full film script in English.

Note: The Arabic names in the scripts are between brackets next to their meaning in english. Our name is the first 'Badge' (Wissam) we receive We write it down to leave a 'Memory' (Zekra) Cause we find 'Pride' (Fakhr) in it With it we gift our 'Loved ones' (Habib) The ones that are truly 'Precious' (Aziz) And if we ever got to make just one 'Wish' (Omneya) in 'Life' (Dunya) We would wish for it to be 'Imperishable' (Khaled) But no matter how long our 'Life' (Omar) is It won’t 'Live' (Ayesh) forever That’s why we write it on everything, but time erases it Long live the names, that have a Nobel (Samy) goal. Leave a mark with your name on something that lives, and gives a chance to many hearts to live. Donate a brick to build to new MYF heart center in Cairo, a brick that holds your name forever. "Magdi Yacoub Heart Foundation"