Karim El Shenawy

In 2013, in Cairo, a tragic fate brings together several detainees from different political and social backgrounds inside a police truck, during the turmoil that followed the ousting of president Morsi.

Shows how today's Egyptian filmmakers, through fiction, documentary or participatory journalism, take action in the long and difficult process of transformation that is Revolution in their country.

A 17-year-old Eritrean boy fled the war in his country to settle in Egypt, where he dreams to overcome the barriers and get a chance to become a promising professional football player and help his family back home.

A woman who suffers from AIDS decides not to surrender to the fatal disease. She exerts huge efforts in trying to recover or by helping those who suffer the same disease by giving them glimmers of hope.

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.

Over the course of 48 hours, Daye travels across Egypt's governorates to fulfill his dream. He is accompanied by his captivating voice, his broken family, and his music teacher. He journeys without money, a car, or any means of communication, and most importantly, he is unsure of his ability to reach his goal.

An aspirational young man chose to change careers and start a farm at Kilo 64 on the Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road after graduating from the Faculty of Pharmacy. Driven by enthusiasm after the 2011 Egyptian revolution, Wael El-Shenawy, then 24 years old, was driven by passion to create an agricultural startup to improve society and boost the Egyptian economy. However, things do not go as planned.

After the death of their father, Galal, the Abu El Fadl family's peaceful life collapses. The eldest son, Tarek, finds himself responsible for everything, while Hegazy returns from Cairo to discover that dealing with his patients is much easier than dealing with his own family. Matters become further complicated with the appearance of the mysterious man, Samir Italia, who demands a large sum of money from the family. Between the father's debts and suspicious artifacts, the brothers' attempts at reconciliation turn into a series of disasters that only make matters worse.

After a clash between a group of demonstrators and the security forces, one of the bodies of this clash is returned to the morgue with seven other bodies. The forensic doctor, Yassin Al-Manstarli, writes his medical report after examining the body and states that the victim was shot at close range, unlike the other bodies and the problems begins when this medical report leaks to the media.

Months after Hosni Mubarak stepped down, Egyptians country-wide seem determined to maintain the insurgency until their demands are met.

Nawara works as a housemaid for a family closely linked to the Mubarak regime. On the eve of the 2011 revolution the family decides, for safety, to leave the country temporarily and ask her to look after the villa. Flush with cash for expenses, Nawara calls her fiancé Mustafa and the two are soon enjoying a taste of life at the top. Her journey from the alleys of her poor neighborhood to the luxury compound brings with it the worries of the people and their simple dreams—and an experience she could never have imagined.

Odd is a social satire about feeling inadequate in what one considers to be their home. Rather than imposing certain views on the audience, the film offers thought-provoking look at co-existence of Christian minority within largely Islamic society in Cairo as seen through the eyes of an individual.

After lashing out at her husband and causing him a severe injury that amounts to a felony, a nervy young woman embarks on a journey to prove her innocence.

As Maher is forced to leave his home with his wife Ward and his son Rahim to escape from the businessman and antiquities dealer Wajeeh, he settles with his aunt in Alexandria in an attempt to hide his big secret from the public eye.

In this suspenseful thriller, a police officer is trying to find clues related to the unresolved murder of a young woman, feeling haunted by her ghost along the way.

Set in Kuwait in 1988, two women making their way in the boys club of the Kuwait Stock Exchange, on the eve of Saddam Hussein's invasion of the country.

Nelly is haunted by terrifying doubts that her stepson may have been harassed by a close family friend. Refusing to stay silent or look the other way, she follows her instincts on a dangerous journey.

In the seventh year of their marriage, boredom, and fatigue take over the lives of high school sweethearts Adam and Nadine. Between the pressures of raising their twins and their routine life, will their love overcome these challenges?

After being fooled by her husband into leaving Egypt, Rouh finds herself at an ISIS den in Syria, whereupon she tries to escape but ends up at a camp for female ISIS fugitives, while her return to Egypt becomes a distant dream.

Salim Fayad is an ordinary pharmaceutical company owner whose life is shattered in seconds when his car kills the daughter of Lebanon's most feared drug lord. Instead of revenge, the dealer makes him an offer — become his personal assassin, or watch his family die. A Lebanese thriller adapted from the celebrated Serbian series Besa, following a decent man's descent into a world he was never meant to inhabit, doing terrible things to protect the people he loves.