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Suha Belal

Born March 12, 1998 · Riverside, California, USA (age 28)

Suha Belal is an Egyptian-American filmmaker based in Cairo. Her first short documentary, Crooked Rib (2017), screened in Tunisia and at the Cairo International Women’s Film Festival. A graduate of The Jesuit Cairo Film School, she codirected Pieces of a Woman (2023), worked in production and assistant directing on films including Spring Came on Laughing and Cotton Queen, and produced The Push and…

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Of Burning Memories & Wounds

Of Burning Memories & Wounds · 2025

Of Burning Memories & Wounds

Thirty-year-old Noura's unexpected pregnancy throws her into turmoil. She contemplates avoiding starting a family of her own whilst caring for demented Anise, who struggles with her distorted memories of motherhood & a family that ceased to exist.

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Of Burning Memories & Wounds

Of Burning Memories & Wounds · 2025

Of Burning Memories & Wounds

Thirty-year-old Noura's unexpected pregnancy throws her into turmoil. She contemplates avoiding starting a family of her own whilst caring for demented Anise, who struggles with her distorted memories of motherhood & a family that ceased to exist.

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