Heba Yousry
Acting
Biography
An Egyptian actress and director who grew up in an artistic family, her grandmother was the singer Shahrzad, her grandfather was the cinematographer Abdel-Moneim Bahnasy, and her father was the organist Yousry Ramzy. Her first work was Another Passion (2006) which she wrote, directed, and acted in while she was a student at the Film Institute. The movie was shown at the El Sawy Culturewheel Film Festival, and it won the Jury Prize. The movie was also shown at the FIBA Festival in France and at the Goethe Institute. Her film Settou Zad, My First Passion - a documentary that tells the story of her grandmother and how she was affected by her- participated in the Dubai Film Festival. Heba co-starred in Villa 69 (2013).
Known For
Set in a middle-class Cairo apartment building, The Seventh Neighbour weaves together the private lives of residents who project happiness and stability to the world while quietly battling their own secrets, struggles and conflicts behind closed doors. With interconnected storylines spanning love, marriage, family pressure and social tension, it's a warm, relatable ensemble drama about the hidden lives of ordinary people living side by side.
Sabe' Gar
In a social and cynical context, the series revolves around Maemon, a very stingy man who has a wife and four kids whom he deprives of everything. After they all leave him, they discover that he's a billionaire. They then start a journey of finding his hidden wealth and how to get hold of it.
Mamoun & Associates
Sara and Ali have been close friends since childhood, and together, they face many different situations and problems with their friends and families, but some changes suddenly occur in their relationship.
El Hawa Sultan
Hussein is a terminally ill yet charming architect who enjoys a solitary routine in his old family home, and a variety of female visitors. Not realizing his past is about to catch up with him, Hussein's sister and her grandson move into the house, disrupting a well-established lifestyle, and forcing him to re-examine his ideas about life, love, and family.
Villa 69
When five kids are abducted on their way to school, the parents turn to the police, but their grandmothers decide to their matters into their own hands.
Apple of my Eyes
Nagy, a quiet dreamer, embarks on a surprising journey discovering life, love, and human relationships when an unplanned encounter with Salma prompts him to go on an adventure and escape from his family problems.
Difference in Experience
Laila is distressed by her mother's control over her life. When a family member dies, she travels with her mother to Alexandria to attend the funeral, then many comical situations occur during the presence of the large extended family, which consists of four aunts, their children, and their grandchildren.
The Shanabs
Hiyam, a young factory worker, lives in a lower-middle-class neighbourhood, along with her co-workers. She is clearly under the spell of Salah, the factory's new supervisor. Believing that love can transcend their class differences, Hiyam relentlessly pursues a dream of the pair being together. However, when a pregnancy test is discovered in the factory premises, her immediate family and close friends accuse her of sinning. Hiyam decides not to defend herself and pays an enormous price in a society that fails to accept her.
Factory Girl
Heba is an 18-year-old girl who has just graduated from high school and wants to join the Film Institute to study her true passion which is Art. But her family meets this decision with rejection, out of concern for her because as a girl studying art will only bring her misfortunes.
Another Passion
The movie tells the story of the artistic life of "Shahrazad" through the details provided by her granddaughter.
Settou Zad, My first passion
A short film that contemplates the mysterious relationship between humans, the sea, and death. Set in Alexandria on the Mediterranean, the film tells the story of three people who meet by chance in the corridors of a hospital, each of whom has experienced the dangers of the blue sea. Mokhtar, a painter suffering from schizophrenia, contemplates the color of death, while Salim, a diver fascinated by the sea, dies in a hospital bed. Meanwhile, Dalia, a nurse, recalls her father's drowning.