Biography
Born in Alexandria, Egypt in 1978, she studied film criticism at the Egyptian Cinema Writers and Critics Association and then film at the Art Lab of the American University in Cairo. Her graduation film, "Her Man", based on a short story by Egyptian author Ahdaf Soueif, screened at Clermont-Ferrand in France and many other festivals. She also co-directed the documentary "Tahrir 2011", which premiered at Venice. Her feature debut, "Villa 69", screened at film festivals in Abu Dhabi, Malmö and Cannes.
Source: 71. Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin (Catalogue)