Atteyat El-Abnoudy

Directing·Oct 26, 1939

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Egyptian director, writer, producer and actress, born in 1939 in a village in the Nile Delta. She obtained a BA in 1963 from Faculty of Law at Cairo University. In 1972, she graduated from the Higher Institute of Cinema. She also obtained a fellowship at the International Film and Television School from Britain in 1976, and became one of the most prominent names in the documentary film industry in Egypt. She also established a production company, Abnoud Film, and in all her films she focused on monitoring the daily social life of the toiling classes in Egypt. Among her works: The Nubia Train (2002), and Seas of Thirst (1981).

Film	Credit
Ethiopia through Egyptian Eyes2004 · Director	Director
TThe Nubia Train2002 · Director	Director
Cairo 1000 - Cairo 20002000 · Director	Director
Egyptian Heroines1997 · Director	Director
Days of Democracy1996 · Director	Director
Girls Still Dream1996 · Director	Director
Rawya1995 · Director	Director
Women in Senegal1995 · Director	Director
Responsible Women1994 · Director	Director
Diary in Exile1993 · Director	Director
Sellers and Buyers1992 · Director	Director
Interview in Room No. 81990 · Director	Director
Rhythm of Life1989 · Director	Director
Permissible Dreams1982 · Director	Director
Seas of Thirst1981 · Director	Director
To Move into Depth1979 · Director	Director
The Sandwich1977 · Director	Director
The Sad Song of Touha1972 · Director	Director
Horse of Mud1971 · Director	Director
TTwo Festivals in GrenobleDirector	Director