Bassam Mortada

Bassam Mortada

Biography

Bassam Mortada is a director, producer and activist. He studied at the Jesuite Cairo Cinema School. As an independent filmmaker, he worked with independent institutions and activists to document their lives, struggles and work. In 2008, Bassam joined Al-Masry Media Corporation, which established the first independent web documentary television in Egypt. He trained a team of young video journalists who creatively produced new stories that went viral. His first documentary REPORTING...A REVOLUTION premiered at the Berlinale 2012 and toured many festivals worldwide. Bassam then founded his own production company “See Media Production” with Kesmat EL Sayed. There he developed his creative documentary ABO ZABAAL 89.

Filmography

ABO ZAABAL 89 (2024): Direction