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Omar El Zohairy (b. 1988)

Born:
January 1, 1988

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Omar El Zohairy studied film directing at the High Institute of Cinema in Cairo and worked as an assistant director on feature films of Egypt’s most prominent filmmakers, including Yousri Nasrallah. His short film, The Aftermath of the Inauguration of the Public Toilet at Kilometre 375, was the first Egyptian film to be selected for the Cinéfondation competition at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, the film went on to win several awards around the world.

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Film Production

Assistant Director:
2013  Rags & Tatters

Co-Director:
2009  Scheherazade, Tell Me a Story
2012  After the Battle
2013  Rags & Tatters

Director:
2009  Scheherazade, Tell Me a Story
2011  Breathe Out
2012  After the Battle
2013  Rags & Tatters
2014  The Aftermath of the Inauguration of the Public Toilet at Kilometer 375
2021  Feathers

Screenplay:
2009  Scheherazade, Tell Me a Story
2011  Breathe Out
2012  After the Battle
2013  Rags & Tatters
2014  The Aftermath of the Inauguration of the Public Toilet at Kilometer 375
2021  Feathers

Writer:
2009  Scheherazade, Tell Me a Story
2011  Breathe Out
2012  After the Battle
2013  Rags & Tatters
2014  The Aftermath of the Inauguration of the Public Toilet at Kilometer 375
2021  Feathers

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