Kamla Abou Zekry
Kamla Abou Zekry 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.Life
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 was an adaptation of Sonallah Ibrahim's 1992 novel Zaat. Women's Prison, based on a play by Fathia al-Assal, was shot in Qanater Prison.
A Day for Women was the opening film at Cairo Film Festival in winter 2016.Works
Films
- 131 Ashghal / 131 Works, 1993
- Qittar Al Sa’aa Al Sadisah / The Six O’ Clock Train, 1999. Short film.
- Hello America, 2000
- Sanna Oula Nasb / First Year Con, 2004. Feature film.
- Malek wa ketaba, 2005. Feature film.
- An el ashq wel hawa, 2006
- Tamantashar Yom / 18 Days, 2011
- Khelket Rabena / God's Creation, 2011
- A Day for Women, 2016
TV Series
- 6 Midan El-Tahrir, 2009
- Wahed-Sefr / One-Zero, 2009
- A Girl Named Zat, 2013
- Segn El Nesa / Women's Jail, 2014
- Wahet El Ghoroub / Sunset Oasis, 2017
- 100 Wesh / 100 Face, 2020
