TORONTO, Canada

I'm a Canadian-Egyptian writer, director, producer and assistant director based in Toronto. My filmmaking life began the moment I learned how to use Windows Movie Maker in  2007. I began directing live-action films at age 17, and I've been working in film and TV ever since.

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To date, I've directed 18 short films, including the upcoming documentary BURD about the oldest living person in Canada. My no-budget sci-fi film My Girl, Skelly (2021) has been screened at 12 film festivals around the world and earned 4 awards, including the Audience Award and Jury Award at The Great Canadian Sci-Fi Film Festival 2021, and the award for Best Student Film at Toronto Film Magazine Fest 2021.

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In January 2026, I directed the film​​ Hotel Paraíso on the remote island of São Miguel in the Azores under the mentorship of Werner Herzog and his cinematographer Peter Zeitlinger.

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I've also worked as an assistant director and other roles on a variety of productions including feature films, shorts, television, music videos and commercials at the indie and studio level.