‘Aisha Can’t Fly Away’ Teaser: Immigrant Drama Is the First Egyptian Premiere at Cannes’ Un Certain Regard in Almost a Decade

Fresh Faces: Morad Mostafa Debuts With ‘Aisha Can’t Fly Away’ in Un Certain Regard: ‘I Wanted to Talk About Our Society Through Non-Egyptian Characters’

By Alissa Simon Debuting feature helmer Morad Mostafa is proud to be representing Egypt with his Un Certain Regard-selected “Aisha Can’t Fly Away,” about the fraught existence of a lonely South Sudanese care-worker in Cairo. It represents the first title from his homeland in the section since Mohamed Diab’s “Clash” in 2016. Even though “Aisha” […]

‘Aisha Can’t Fly Away’ Teaser: Immigrant Drama Is the First Egyptian Premiere at Cannes’ Un Certain Regard in Almost a Decade

Exclusive: Buliana Simon Arop leads the feature as the title character, making her own acting debut with the role.

With Aisha Can’t Fly Away, Morad Mostafa Opens a Different Perspective on Life in Egypt

"I was riding a microbus while visiting Ain Shams, and I noticed an African girl with a tired face resting her head on the glass and sleeping next to me. She suddenly woke up frightened and crying hysterically, startling me and the other passengers. Then she left without any explanation. That was the trigger for this project," Egyptian filmmaker Morad Mostafa tells OkayAfrica.The project in question is Mostafa's debut feature, Aisha Can't Fly Aw…