Aisha is a 26-year-old Sudanese caregiver living in a neighbourhood in the heart of Cairo where she witnesses the tension between her fellow African migrants and local gangs. Stuck between an undefined relationship with a young Egyptian cook, a gangster that blackmails her into an unethical deal in exchange for safety, and a new house she’s assigned to work in, Aisha struggles to cope with her fears and lost battles, causing her dreams to cross with reality and leading her to an impasse.

Cast & Crew
Producer: Sawsan Yusuf
Director: Morad Mostafa
Script: Morad Mostafa, Sawsan Youssef, Mohamed Abdelader
Director of Photography: Mostafa El Kashef
Production Design and Art Direction: Eman Elelaby
Music: Amine Bouhafa
Sound: Mostafa Shaban
Editing: Mohamed Mamdouh
Cast: Buliana Simon, Ziad Zaza, Emad Ghoniem, Mamdouh Saleh
Production. Bonanza Films, Nomadis Images, Shift Studios, A.A Films, Cinewaves, MAD Solutions, Mayana Films Coorigines Production, Arabia Pictures

Morad Mostafa
An Egyptian filmmaker, Morad Mostafa started off as an assistant director in the film industry, excelling in the field for over ten years and becoming an alumnus of Berlinale Talents, Durban Talents, Locarno Academy, and Cannes Cinéfondation. In 2023, he was named by Screen Daily as one of its Arab Stars of Tomorrow. The previous year, he was included in the Arab Cinema Center’s list of 100 Most Significant Cinematic Figures in the Middle East. He also has participated in numerous international juries, most recently at the Cairo IFF. Morad has written and directed four acclaimed short films (Henet Ward, What We Don’t Know about Mariam, Khadiga, and I Promise You Paradise) all of which have been selected for the Clermont-Ferrand International Short FF, and have screened at over 500 festivals worldwide, winning around 200 local and international awards. His last short film, I Promise You Paradise, was selected for the 76th Cannes FF’s Critics' Week, where it won the Rail d'Or. It also screened at the 76th Locarno IFF, BFI London, among many other international festivals, and officially made it to the shortlist for the César Awards. His first feature film, Aisha Can't Fly Away, won the Final Cut Award at the 81st Venice IFF and had its world premiere at the 78th Cannes FF's Un Certain Regard, becoming the first Egyptian film to do so in almost a decade.

Filmography
Manikin (short, 2012), Saleb Khamsa (short, 2015), Henet Ward (short, 2020), What We Don’t Know about Mariam (short, 2021), Khadiga (short, 2021), I Promise You Paradise (short, 2023), Aisha Can't Fly Away (2025).