Omar El Zohairy
Profile info
Known forDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1 January 1988 (38 years old)
Known credits9
Biography
Omar El Zohairy studied film directing at the High Institute of Cinema in Cairo and worked as an assistant director on feature films of Egypt’s most prominent filmmakers, including Yousri Nasrallah. His short film, The Aftermath of the Inauguration of the Public Toilet at Kilometre 375, was the first Egyptian film to be selected for the Cinéfondation competition at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, the film went on to win several awards around the world.
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2025 · Director
Feathers
2021 · Director
Feathers
2021 · Screenplay
The Aftermath of the Inauguration of the Public Toilet at Kilometer 375
2014 · Director
Rags & Tatters
2013 · Assistant Director
After the Battle
2012 · Co-Director
Breath out
2011 · Director
Breath out
2011 · Writer
18 Days
2011
Breathe Out
2011 · Writer
Breathe Out
2011 · Director
Scheherazade, Tell Me a Story
2009 · Co-Director
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