Om Amira

Om Amira, a resident living on one of DownTown’s Roof tops, Having no other option but to toughen up to support her family, also known as the “Potatoes Lady” sells homemade fried potatoes sándwiches, starting at night until the sun lights in the streets of the city that never sleeps

Director Naji Ismail Cairo, Egypt, 1983. Studied at the Higher Cinema Institute of Cairo from 2001 to 2006, where he graduated from the Directing department. After his graduation he participated in several workshops in and outside of Cairo. In the second half of 2012 he founded Rahala for Production and Distribution, a production company aiming to work on the production of low budget films yet with good quality, through a different production system.

Officia Selection – Berlinale Short Film Competition (Germany)

Best Cinematography for Short Documentary – SIMA 2014
ACT Prize for Best Film about Women – Ismailia International Film Festival (Egypt)
Special Jury Prize for an Outstanding Film – 4th Africa International Film Festival (Nigeria)
Best Documentary Short Film – 18th National Film Festival in Egypt (Egypt)
Best Documentary – BBC Film Festival (Aan Korb)  (UK)