Egyptian "Henet Ward" Won Baobab Award for Best Short Film

Award-winning Egyptian film "Henet Ward" (Ward Hena Party) has won the 2020 Baobab Award for Best Short Film at Film Africa in London.

Directed by Morad Mostafa, "Henet Ward’s lead character, Halima, is a Sudanese henna artist who is called upon to paint the bride-to-be of a well-off Egyptian family.

She goes in the company of her seven-year-old daughter, Ward. They are both refugees in Egypt. The day does not go to plan, for either of them.

Henet Ward is a look into the experiences of Sudanese refugees inspired by the video of a bullied Sudanese student that went viral across Egypt last year.

The film has got many prizes such as Best Live-Action Short Over 15 Minutes award from Palm Springs International ShortFest, and Best Short Film award from Akbank Short Film Festival.

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