Mohamed Rashad

Mohamed Rashad

Biography

Mohamed Rashad was born in Alexandria, Egypt, in 1980. After studying directing for two years at the Jesuit Cultural Film School in Alexandria, he made two short feature films: FROM AFAR (2005) and MAXIM (2007). LITTLE EAGLES (2016), his first feature-length documentary, was presented at the Dubai International Film Festival and won the Best Documentary Award at the Malmö Film Festival. Together with Hala Lotfy and other Egyptian filmmakers, he founded the independent production company Hassla Films, which focuses on the production of debut works by young artists. THE SETTLEMENT took Mohamed Rashad five years to make and is his feature-length debut.

Filmography

AL MOSTA’MERA (THE SETTLEMENT) (2025): Direction