Amir Youssef

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The Laughing Woo Woo 2023

Setup in San Francisco, during the 2011 Arab Spring that left Egypt in turmoil. A lonesome Egyptian asylee with a wooingly contagious laugh, battles his bizarre misfortunes to follow immigration procedures, and his only hope is his greedy lawyer.
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Dawn Every Day 2024

Set in 1956, 8 year old Nabil navigates through new social norms he cannot fathom that impact his next door best friend in post nationalized Egypt. Inspired by true events.
Youssef Amir

Youssef Amir

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Isolation 2022

In a film that alternates between the soul's desire for death and salvation, and the body's desire to stay alive, we see a teenager who decides to commit suicide in various cruel ways.
Amir Youssef

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Eman 2024

Hoping for a miracle to find his missing mother, a young Egyptian Copt goes to the Basilica of Saint-Quentin. There, he explores the existential questions of his faith in the labyrinth of his memories.
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Apoléon 2024

At the musée de l’Armée in Paris, there is a wing dedicated to Napoleon Bonaparte’s campaign in Egypt. In this part-comic, part-serious decolonial reading, Egyptian artist Amir Youssef brings to life the figurines of this diorama, who join in the expansion of the conquering megalomaniac’s empire, culminating in a surreal meeting with the Great Sphinx of Giza.