Directed by Sameh Alaa • 2025 • France, Egypt

A playful and poignant tale of family, first love, and self-actualization told through the story of the director’s relationship with his hair—from early barber-shop trauma to balding—this charmingly lo-fi, hand-doodled animated short from Sameh Alaa (director of the Short Film Palme D’or winner I AM AFRAID TO FORGET YOUR FACE) casually unpacks big ideas around masculinity and identity with puckish humor and unassuming insight.