Shot and produced in only four days, ‘600 Kilos’ is a short film directed by Mohammed Ashraf Koushi which covers the theme of self-exploration. The short film has to date participated in the Luxor African Film Festival (official selection), Houston International Film Festival (official selection), Marrakech International Short Film Festival (official selection), Vision Cairo Short Film Festival (official selection), Malmo Arab Film Festival (audience special screening), and Palm Springs Short Film Festival (screening for professionals in the industry). The film sees Youssef Osman starring as a young man undertaking a solo journey from Cairo to Safaga on his bicycle. The main character experiences various personal revelations throughout his journey. This includes meeting a truck driver (Tarek AbelAziz) with whom he shares a reflective conversation before getting on his way to reach his destination, which added more to his perception of his journey. The short film was inspired by the filmmaker’s own experiences; 24-year-old Koushi undertook the very same trip, from Cairo to Safaga in 2017, alongside his friend Nour El-Din. “After this trip, I kept trying to find a reason to turn this experience into a movie, and I figured…
