Mohamed Sakr
Format, story premise and the recorded crew and cast for the 21-minute 2026 fiction short written and directed by Mohamed Sakr.
A Short Ride is categorised in the retained record as Short, Fiction, Crime/Comedy, with a running time of 21 minutes, a listed year of 2026, 5.1 sound and colour imagery. It is identified as Mohamed Sakr's first narrative short, following a documented commercial directing debut in 2025.
The plot is set in 2011, in post-revolution Cairo. Kamal, a privileged student, has a chaotic journey involving his father's newly hired driver. The premise places the film in a specific historical moment rather than a generic urban backdrop, and the crime-comedy categorisation indicates the tone recorded for the work.
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Mohamed Sakr received both writing and directing credit. Ahmed Nashaat is listed as producer, and the production is credited to Everyone Films and The Barber Shop Studios. Cinematography is by Sherif Galal and the film was edited by Omar Sherien.
The cast list comprises Mohamed Gomaa, Youssef Essam, Abdelhameed Gabr, Injy Abou El So'oud and Salma Zaki. These five names are the cast as recorded; no additional performers are asserted.
The retained text noted that the original world premiere was to be announced. This page claims no festival selection, release date, distribution or screening history.
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