Sarrah Abdelrahman

The Stories

The Stories is a decades-spanning Egyptian family saga and love story set between the late 1960s and 1980s. The film follows Ahmed, a young man from a Middle-Class Cairo family who dreams of becoming a concert pianist. During the tense summer of 1967, as war looms over Egypt, he begins a pen-pal correspondence with an Austrian woman named Elizabeth (“Liz”). A semi-autobiographical film based on the director's parents and how they met.

The Treasure : Love & Destiny

A sequel to The Treasure (Part 1) - Reality & Fantasy (2017) The movie resumes with the stories of Hatsheput in the Pharaonic era, Ali al-Zaibaq during the Ottoman era and Beshr al-Katatini, head of State Security Investigations Service, who faces new challenges in work and love, whilst pointing his son, Hassan, towards a treasure through his recorded will.

Deliverance: A Women's Revolt

Following Palestinian, Lebanese, Saudi, Jordanian, Egyptian and Iraqi women; the film is about Arab women and it investigates the problems that they face on their daily lives and the film brings them together through a momentous political movement.

Me And My Cousin

The work revolves around a comedic framework about (Hassan) and (Ismail), two cousins, where an old traditional struggle takes place between them to prove the superiority of one over the other through several comedic situations until they discover in the end that the real gain is family and mutual love.

Al Sowan

Al Sowan is an Egyptian play written and directed by French theatre-maker Pascal Rambert and translated by actress, director, and drama critic Menha El Batrawy. This is Rambert’s first Egyptian play, written especially for the local audience at D-CAF – where it is set to make its World Premiere. The play brings together a dazzling cast, starring actors Magdy Atwan, Noha El Kholy, Nanda Mohammad, Mohamed Hatem, Raafat El Bayoumi, Sarrah Abdelrahman, Ahmed Malek, Laila Ghoneim, Marwan El Gabalawy and Yehia Hussein.

Turning Ten

A ten minute wait in a medical clinic forces a young mother and her daughter to collude together at a pivotal point in time that will shape both their lives together.

1000 Mabrouk

A man finds himself stuck in a mysterious time loop, reliving the same day again and again. As the cycle repeats, he is forced to confront his daily routines, question his relationships, and search for meaning in a world that refuses to change.

Dream #2

Him – Her – and what’s in between. A short experimental silent fiction film shot entirely on 16mm BW and colour film made in the tradition of classic silent-era filmmaking.

The Stories

The Stories is a decades-spanning Egyptian family saga and love story set between the late 1960s and 1980s. The film follows Ahmed, a young man from a Middle-Class Cairo family who dreams of becoming a concert pianist. During the tense summer of 1967, as war looms over Egypt, he begins a pen-pal correspondence with an Austrian woman named Elizabeth (“Liz”). A semi-autobiographical film based on the director's parents and how they met.

The Treasure : Love & Destiny

A sequel to The Treasure (Part 1) - Reality & Fantasy (2017) The movie resumes with the stories of Hatsheput in the Pharaonic era, Ali al-Zaibaq during the Ottoman era and Beshr al-Katatini, head of State Security Investigations Service, who faces new challenges in work and love, whilst pointing his son, Hassan, towards a treasure through his recorded will.

Deliverance: A Women's Revolt

Following Palestinian, Lebanese, Saudi, Jordanian, Egyptian and Iraqi women; the film is about Arab women and it investigates the problems that they face on their daily lives and the film brings them together through a momentous political movement.

Me And My Cousin

The work revolves around a comedic framework about (Hassan) and (Ismail), two cousins, where an old traditional struggle takes place between them to prove the superiority of one over the other through several comedic situations until they discover in the end that the real gain is family and mutual love.

Al Sowan

Al Sowan is an Egyptian play written and directed by French theatre-maker Pascal Rambert and translated by actress, director, and drama critic Menha El Batrawy. This is Rambert’s first Egyptian play, written especially for the local audience at D-CAF – where it is set to make its World Premiere. The play brings together a dazzling cast, starring actors Magdy Atwan, Noha El Kholy, Nanda Mohammad, Mohamed Hatem, Raafat El Bayoumi, Sarrah Abdelrahman, Ahmed Malek, Laila Ghoneim, Marwan El Gabalawy and Yehia Hussein.

Turning Ten

A ten minute wait in a medical clinic forces a young mother and her daughter to collude together at a pivotal point in time that will shape both their lives together.

1000 Mabrouk

A man finds himself stuck in a mysterious time loop, reliving the same day again and again. As the cycle repeats, he is forced to confront his daily routines, question his relationships, and search for meaning in a world that refuses to change.

Dream #2

Him – Her – and what’s in between. A short experimental silent fiction film shot entirely on 16mm BW and colour film made in the tradition of classic silent-era filmmaking.

The Interview

Nadia has to choose between looking after her suicidal depressed mother, and attending a job interview which could change her life and provide for her family.

1+1

After the great war has destroyed the city, only a man and a woman, from the opposite parties remain. Both have to live in conflict between fighting and living in peace.

Sawah

On his way to a DJ Championship in Brussels, a young Egyptian is mistaken for an illegal immigrant and detained in a country he's never heard of before.

El Ruby House

When a private family event is leaked on social media, Ibrahim decides to move to a village with his wife and children, far from people and the pressure of modern life. After his younger brother, Ehab, convinces Ibrahim to return to the city for some important paperwork, the family embarks on a trip full of surprises bound to change their lives.

Maqsoom

Hind, Emy and Rania can’t really stand each other. In the 90s, during their university years, they used to sing together in a band in before personal differences tore them apart. When they receive an invitation to sing together in Aswan, the three women reunite and are forced to work together on one last show. As they come together for this surprise reunion, they find themselves in a mix of challenges and comedic moments, remembering their past and rediscovering their present.

Last Rooster in Egypt

Alaa Deek is a bank employee who belongs to an ancient family, but he hates women from childhood and avoids any dealings with his family. When he and his family travel to Nile, all the family members die, and now he has to take full responsibility for his family's affairs. They are all just women, since he is the only man in the family.

Sabe' Gar

Set in a middle-class Cairo apartment building, The Seventh Neighbour weaves together the private lives of residents who project happiness and stability to the world while quietly battling their own secrets, struggles and conflicts behind closed doors. With interconnected storylines spanning love, marriage, family pressure and social tension, it's a warm, relatable ensemble drama about the hidden lives of ordinary people living side by side.

Leh Laa?!

Leh Laa?! is a female-led Egyptian anthology drama that stands out for its candid exploration of women’s autonomy and social constraints. The first season follows Alia, a privileged young woman who breaks away from a controlling mother and an arranged marriage to define her own path. Each subsequent season introduces a new story — from adoption to divorce — combining emotional realism with sharp, contemporary social commentary. Featuring Amina Khalil, Menna Shalaby and Nelly Karim.

Rivo

After the sudden death of her father, Miriam discovers her dad's script about an obscure band called Rivo; prompting her to finish the script. She discovers secrets connecting her dad to them, & family secrets that will change her forever.

Al Plateau

The idea of ​​the Plateau program is his ironic view of things and his observations on people's lives that made him act as an actor because he loves to observe people and ask questions about them.

Wannous

Yaqut, a father, leaves his wife and kids and disappears for 20 years. The Devil, Wanoos, then visits his family, pretending to be their father's friend, and tells them that he and their father have made millions. A conflict between the children and their mother ensues, and they need to choose between going back to their father and his money, or keeping things the way they are.

The Sun Will Never Set

A family consisting of a mother, two sons and three daughters move to a new home just a year after the father's death. The series shows the relationships between them and outside their surroundings, the stories and the situations they face.

Sameer The Lawyer

Lawyer Samir suddenly finds himself in the matrimonial court to face a storm of successive crises. He engages in legal conflicts and complex personalities, trying to put his life back together after separation, proving that the most difficult case that a person may plead is his own personal case against his new reality.

Three Stories

A series divided into 3 stories (10 episodes each) with different characters and events in each story.

Under Control

The series revolves around the life of drug addicts, as wife Mariam, returns to addiction after a large period of quitting, which strains her relationship with her husband Hatem, and her friends and family try to help her overcome her problems, and stay away from addiction.

My Heart and Its Key

During an Uber ride, Ezzat, a shy and unmarried driver, meets Mayar, a woman divorced three times who refuses to remarry. As events unfold, Ezzat becomes entangled in her personal life, and their emotions unexpectedly intertwine. Things get complicated as Ezzat and Mayar find themselves facing tough decisions that will determine the future of their relationship.

Bimbo

Bimbo is a drug dealer who is willing to repay his debts after getting robbed and losing all his money. The events unfold to turn Bimbo into a detective in a murder and disappearance case. Bimbo is a drug dealer who is willing to repay his debts after getting robbed and losing all his money.

A Moment of Anger

The chef (Yumna) suffers from the control of her narcissistic husband (Sherif), and his control over everything. Things in their relationship develop to the point of collapse, so (Yumna) decides to take another turn in her life.

Our Master, Al Sayed

Set in the 1940s; the story of Abd Rabbo, the irrigation inspector who arrives in Al-Sayed village in Upper Egypt, where he meets Master Fadloun, who controls everything, even the people. Abd Rabo begins recording his life in the village, writing about its people and the mysterious Fadloun.