My Driver and I
a film by
Ahd Kamel
100 min /
Drama
Saudi Arabia, UK
Salma is a young, privileged, and rebellious Saudi girl whose family hires a Sudanese man named Gamar to drive her to and from her day-to-day activities. Initially adhering to a simple employer/employee dynamic, Salma and Gamar’s relationship quickly evolves into an intimate personal friendship that bonds them through her teenage years and beyond, but their friendship is put to the test when Salma gets older and starts taking the wheel.
Cast
- Mustafa Shehata
- Roula Dakheelallah
- Rana Alamuddin
- Qusai Kheder
- Amjad Abu Alala
Crew
Screenwriter: Ahd Kamel
DOP: Frida Marzouk
Editor: Andonis Trattos
Original Title: Salma Wa Qamar
Production Company(ies):
Producer(s):
Production Company(ies):
Caspian Films, Corniche Media, Odd Kamel Films
Producer(s):
Georgie Paget and Thembisa Cochrane
- Red Sea International Film Festival, Saudi Arabia (World Premiere)
- Arab Film Festival in Zurich
- Alula Film Festival
- Saudi Film Festival
- Beirut Women's Film Festival, Lebanon
- Saudi Film Nights in Guangzhou and Shenzhen
- Festival du Film Franco-Arabe de Noisy-Le-Sec, France
- Sharjah International Film Festival for Children & Youth, UAE
- Saudi Film Nights in Mexico
- Rotterdam Arab Film Festival, Netherlands
- Golden Palm for Best Narrative Feature, Saudi Film Festival
- Special Mention and Best Actress, Rotterdam Arab Film Festival, Netherlands
- Best Feature Film and Special Mention for Roula Dakhellah, Sharjah International Film Festival for Children & Youth, UAE
