Foam (French: Écume) is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Omar Elhamy and released in 2020.[1] The film stars Hakim Loudyi as Hakim, a man whose return to work at a car wash following a stint in jail does not go as expected, when his boss announces that the car wash is closing.[2]

Foam
Film poster
FrenchÉcume
Directed byOmar Elhamy
Written byOmar Elhamy
Paul Chotel
Jonathan Beaulieu-Cyr
Produced byPaul Chotel
Jonathan Beaulieu-Cyr
StarringHakim Loudyi
Abdelghafour Elaaziz
Papedame Diongue
CinematographyCasper Wolski
Edited byOmar Elhamy
Music byMelody McKiver
Production
company
Les Films Rôdeurs
Distributed byLes Films du 3 mars
Release date
  • February 24, 2020 (2020-02-24) (Berlin)
Running time
28 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

The film premiered at the 70th Berlin Film Festival in February 2020.[3] It had its Canadian premiere at the Festival du nouveau cinéma in October 2020, where it won the National Short Film Competition.[4]

It was subsequently named to the Toronto International Film Festival's year-end Canada's Top Ten list for short films in 2020.[5]

The film won the Prix Iris for Best Live Action Short Film at the 23rd Quebec Cinema Awards in 2021.[6]

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