British Council Logo UK Films Database
Project Detail

My Driver and I

Synopsis

Salma is a young, privileged, and rebellious Saudi girl whose family hires a Sudanese man named Gamar to drive her to and from her day-to-day activities. Initially adhering to a simple employer/employee dynamic, Salma and Gamar’s relationship quickly evolves into an intimate personal friendship that bonds them through her teenage years and beyond, but their friendship is put to the test when Salma gets older and starts taking the wheel.
Official Selection Red Sea International Film Festival 2024 - World premiere

Details

Year
2024
Type of film
Features
Running time
100 min
Format
Digital
Director
Ahd Kamel 1st Feature
Producer
Georgie Paget, Hani Farsi
Editor
Andonis Trattos
Screenwriter
Ahd Kamel
Director of Photography
Frida Marzouk
Sound
Emmanuel Zouki
Composer
Marc Codsi
Principal cast
Roula Dakheelallah, Mustafa Shehata, Rana Alamuddin, Qusai Kheder

Genre

Woman Director Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Supported by BFI UK Global Screen Fund

UK, Saudi Arabia co-production

A Caspian Films (UK), Corniche Media (SA), Millimeter Productions (SA), Odd Kamel Films production

Caspian Films

Thembisa Cochrane
Georgie Paget

Ahd Kamel

Sales Company

MAD Solutions

18, Salah El-Din St., 3rd fl.
Zamalek
11211 Cairo
Egypt

Page updates

This page was last updated on 12th May 2025. Please let us know if we need to make any amendments or request edit access by clicking below.

Suggest amendments

See also

You may also be interested in other relevant projects in the database.

No Women No Children No Women No Children

Director: Akporé Uzoh

Year: 2026

The aftermath of a sexual assault (rape). Exploring the deep-felt consequences for all involved. At its heart an epic story of a couple's fight for the survival of their love.

Black Drama
A dark haired non binary Jewish person sits amongst the men in the men's section of a synagogue. Tumtum

Director: Rebecca Ozer

Year: 2025

On Yom Kippur, Alex struggles to atone for their sins when they imagine themself in the men’s section at synagogue and feel a magnetic attraction to Jess in the women’s section. Afterwards, the two butt heads at a Break Fast event and Jess invites Alex to a queer Jewish club event. But would that raucous space provide freedom or disorientation? Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2025

Drama LGBTQIA+ Romance Woman Director
A man with downs syndrome is standing against a backdrop of high rise buildings at dusk, looking behind himself. He is wearing dark baggy clothing and big chunky headphones Birdhouse

Director: Moritz Valero

Year: 2025

Lewis, a young, dishevelled, unsuspecting man finds himself in a cacophony of trouble, as a local gang leader, Frankie takes advantage of his need for connection and sets up shop in his flat. At its core, this film is a gritty, cinematic look into the manipulative world of cuckooing and what happens when you underestimate someone's abilities to make their own choices. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2025

Action Disabilities Drama Thriller