May Syma is 26, living in a cramped flat in Shubra with her widowed mother, who still mourns her husband lost in the 1990s Gulf War. Every morning, May puts on a beige cardigan, clips her wild curls into a tidy bun, and commutes by microbus to a law firm in Garden City. She answers phones, files deeds, and brings tea to men who never say thank you.

“You’re so normal,” her coworker Nadia teases. “Like wallpaper.”

Here is the story. My Normal (2009) — Part 1: May Syma

In Cairo, 2009, a twenty-something woman named May Syma lives a double life—by day, a quiet office assistant; by night, a rebellious street artist. When her two worlds collide, she must decide whether to keep hiding or finally become her true self.