Kamla Abou Zekry (born January 8, 1974) is an Egyptian television and
film director who directed well-known movies and TV series such as
Bent Esmaha Zaat, Segn El Nisaa, and Wahed Sefr. She has taken part in
many international and national film festivals, including the Cairo
International Film Festival, the Dubai International Film Festival,
and the Venice Film Festival. Her films have also been screened at the
Cannes Film Festival.Abou Zekry was born in Cairo, Egypt. She
graduated from the High Cinema Institute, and started her film career
by collaborating with Nadel Galal on 131 Ashghal in 1993.Sekry has
collaborated with screenwriter Mariam Naoom on several TV series. A
Girl Named Zat (2013) was an adaptation of Sonallah Ibrahim's 1992
novel Zaat. Women's Prison (2014), based on a play by Fathia al-Assal,
was shot in Qanater Prison.Abou Zekry was quick to respond to the
January 25 Revolution. 18 Days was a collaboration with Mariam Abou
Auf, while God's Creation followed the story of a girl selling tea on
the street who joins the revolution.
film director who directed well-known movies and TV series such as
Bent Esmaha Zaat, Segn El Nisaa, and Wahed Sefr. She has taken part in
many international and national film festivals, including the Cairo
International Film Festival, the Dubai International Film Festival,
and the Venice Film Festival. Her films have also been screened at the
Cannes Film Festival.Abou Zekry was born in Cairo, Egypt. She
graduated from the High Cinema Institute, and started her film career
by collaborating with Nadel Galal on 131 Ashghal in 1993.Sekry has
collaborated with screenwriter Mariam Naoom on several TV series. A
Girl Named Zat (2013) was an adaptation of Sonallah Ibrahim's 1992
novel Zaat. Women's Prison (2014), based on a play by Fathia al-Assal,
was shot in Qanater Prison.Abou Zekry was quick to respond to the
January 25 Revolution. 18 Days was a collaboration with Mariam Abou
Auf, while God's Creation followed the story of a girl selling tea on
the street who joins the revolution.
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