Directing
Lotfy Nathan
Born January 1, 1987 · New York, New York, U.S.A. (age 39)
Lotfy Nathan (born 1987; New York) is a American filmmaker. His first film “12 O’Clock Boys” has had preview screenings at Lincoln Center, IFC Center, Rooftop film festival, and Full Frame Festival. He was accepted to the Columbia University MFA Film Program.
Known For
The Carpenter's Son · 2025The Carpenter's Son
★ 6.02025
MovieHorrorFantasy
A remote village in Roman-era Egypt explodes into spiritual warfare when a carpenter, his wife and their child are targeted by supernatural forces.
Charm City Kings · 2020Charm City Kings
★ 7.82020
MovieDrama
Mouse desperately wants to join The Midnight Clique, the infamous Baltimore dirt bike riders who rule the summertime streets. When Midnight’s leader, Blax, takes 14-year-old Mouse under his wing, Mouse soon finds himself torn between the straight-and-narrow and a road filled with fast money and violence.
Wobble Palace · 2018Wobble Palace
★ 5.42018
MovieRomanceComedy
A couple on the verge of a nervous break-up decide to split their home over the weekend and test the waters of independence.
12 O'Clock Boys · 201312 O'Clock Boys
★ 6.02013
MovieDocumentary
Pug, a wisecracking 13 year old living on a dangerous Westside block, has one goal in mind: to join The Twelve O'Clock Boys; the notorious urban dirt-bike gang of Baltimore. Converging from all parts of the inner city, they invade the streets and clash with police, who are forbidden to chase the bikes for fear of endangering the public. When Pug's older brother dies suddenly, he looks to the pack for mentorship, spurred by their dangerous lifestyle. Pug's story is coupled with unprecedented, action-packed coverage of the riders in their element. The film presents the pivotal years of change in a boy's life growing up in one of the most dangerous and economically depressed cities in the US.
Days of Black and Yellow · 2019Days of Black and Yellow
2019
MovieDocumentary
New York cab and black car drivers are facing economic and emotional hardship in a city dominated by ride-share apps. As these long standing industries are decimated by economic and political forces, drivers are forced to cope or fight back.
Harka · 2022Harka
★ 6.82022
MovieDrama
Ali is a young Tunisian who dreams of a better life and ekes out a lonely existence selling contraband oil on the black market. When his father dies, he is forced to care for his two younger sisters who have been left to their own devices in a house from which they will soon be evicted. As he wrestles with the sudden weight of responsibility and the injustices he faces, anger and indignation stir within Ali – that of a generation still fighting to be heard more than a decade after the revolution…
A Dream Preferred · 2015A Dream Preferred
2015
MovieDocumentary
A regional ice cream truck company teaches young black men business principles.
Us, Naked: Trixie & Monkey · 2014Us, Naked: Trixie & Monkey
★ 10.02014
MovieDocumentaryComedy
Trixie and Monkey will stop at nothing to take their innovative circus-burlesque act to new creative heights. In pursuit of their dream, they relocate from Baltimore to New England to study acrobatics and trapeze. On the weekends they travel relentlessly to test-drive their act on stages as varied as Baltimore rock clubs, Vegas casinos, New York City theaters and beyond. Financial uncertainty, physical exhaustion and romantic tension are always looming; leaving them to wonder will they make it as artists, what success even means and will their love survive?