Sara, a solitary little girl, grows up in Cairo with her Ethiopian nanny, Woody, and her workaholic mother. Twenty years later, Sara confronts her own mother and what it could mean to become a mother herself.

An Egyptian filmmaker confronts her mother, a famous producer, about her emotional absence during childhood while preparing to become a mother herself.
The director's sophomore feature is a deeply personal story about her struggle to emerge from the long shadow cast by her mother, powerhouse producer and filmmaker Marianne Khoury, while also preparing to become a first-time mom.

mit | estrelado | starring | avec
Sara Shazli, Marianne Khoury

ein film von | um filme de | a film by | un film de
Sara SHAZLI

Egypt | 2025 | Feature Docufiction | 1h30

Titles | Titres : YOUR DAUGHTER | TA FILLE
Country | Pays : Egypt | Egypte
Year | Année : 2025
TYPE : Docufiction
Runtime | Durée : 90 mins (1h30) expected
Language | VO : َArabic | Arabe
Tags : Feature, Documentary, Docufiction, African, North African + Middle Eastern, Mediterranean

DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT
I was born into a family of filmmakers. My great-uncle, Youssef Chahine, a renowned Egyptian filmmaker, founded his own production company, Misr International Films, in 1972. My mother, Marianne Khoury, has been working in the same company as producer and director since 1982.
My mother's dreams were not just of a successful career. She was also consumed by her desire to be a mother. So that she could go back to work, my mother hired nannies, lots of nannies, to take care of my brother and I. Growing up, my mother was a shadow, a perfume I could smell from time to time in the hallway of my apartment and a voice on the phone. Her absence created a huge void.
In my family's downtown Cairo apartment, the camera has always replaced communication. In a subtle way, this film also raises the question of the transmission of passion from one generation to the next. What's left when the cameras stop rolling? And I cannot keep from asking myself: what kind of mother will I become?
I consider cinema to be the most noble form of expression that exists for me to tell my story and to face my mother. Perhaps it's the only language possible in this family.
- Sara SHAZLI



PARTICIPANTS :
Self | Dans son propre rôle............................................... Sara Shazli (the Daughter)
Self | Dans son propre rôle............................................... Marianne Khoury (the Mother)

Producer | Productrice :
Marianne Khoury

REGISSEURIN / REALIZADORA / DIRECTOR / RÉALISATRICE :
Sara SHAZLI

Screenwriter | Scénariste :
Sara Shazli

Editor | Montage :
Sara Shazli

DoP | images :
Mathilde Le Masson
Sara Shazli

Set Designer | Décors :
Salma Sabry

Production:
Misr International Films

International sales | Ventes :
Misr International Films


CONTACT (Print Copy / Diffusion du film, Festivals) :
PRODUCER : Marianne Khoury | +20 1005220086 | mkhoury(@)mifegypt.com


FESTIVALS - PROJECÇÕES / FESTIVALS - SCREENINGS / PROJECTIONS (selection) :
/// 2024 | Selection : Final Cut workshop (Venice Production Bridge) | Venice Film Festival | Venise (Italie)




Fuente / Fontes / Our Source / Quelle / Nos Sources (MAIS INFORMAÇÕES / READ MORE / PLUS D'INFOS) :
- Africiné Magazine (Dakar)
- https://veniceproductionbridge.org/news/final-cut-venice-7-work-progress-films-have-been-selected
- https://veniceproductionbridge.org/sites/default/files/documenti/file/fcv_brochure_2024.pdf
- www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=1000007378.html
- https://variety.com/2024/film/global/sara-shazli-your-daughter-venice-final-cut-1236098441/
Updated by Thierno DIA, 18 April 2025