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Omar Zohairy

Director

Omar Zohairy

Directing
2009 — present · 2 films
Born
1 January 1988 · age 38

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.

Career Signature

How Omar Zohairy’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they directed.