SHAMS

A short film by PAULINE  BEUGNIES

Eden, a 30-year-old Belgian woman, works in a cultural center a few thousand kilometers
away from her home, in the bustling capital of Cairo. She makes a life-changing encounter
with a young woman named Shams, with whom she falls in love.
One day, after having confided to her mother that she loves a woman, Shams brutally
disappears. With the support and friendship of two valiant young Egyptians, Eden starts a
fight against her own fears, denials and bias to find Shams.