Inas El Degheidy

Director, Actor, Producer

March 10, 1953 (73 years)
Inas El Degheidy is one of the most famous and controversial female directors in the Middle East. A blatant feminist, many of her movies discuss issues that pertain to women and their role in Arab societies and the plight of women in Middle Eastern culture. Most of her characters are empowered females and spread the message that women deserve the same freedoms as men in society. Her films are criticized by conservatives as being too risqué and racy.

Known For

  • Journals of a Teenager
    Journals of a Teenager2001
  • Let's Dance
    Let's Dance2006
  • The Night Of Fatima's Arrest
    The Night Of Fatima's Arrest1984
  • Dantela
    Dantela1998
  • Doubt, My Love
    Doubt, My Love1979

Filmography

2001
1985
The Law, Excuse Us · as Story
1984
Endama Yabki El Regal · as Assistant Director
1984
Leilet al quabd al Fatma · as Assistant Director
1983
Love in Prison · as Co-Director
1981
4-2-4 · as Co-Director
1979
El-Shakk ya Habibi · as Assistant Director
1975
Whom Should We Shoot? · as Script Supervisor