Filmmaker Statement

SIMO is a personal exploration of teenage-hood. It is an intimate look into an immigrant family’s resilience and the power they hold when united. I wanted to reconnect with the elements that defined that period for me: music, video-games & football — each representing alternative outlooks on masculinity & our attachment to cultural heritage. SIMO dives into the repercussions of growing up with the labels that coincide with being an Arab in the West, whilst also being a celebration of Egyptian culture, emphasized by its all-Egyptian cast.