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Cairo filmmaker
Mohamed Sakr is an Egyptian filmmaker based in Cairo.
From assistant-directing to short and branded films.
He spent over a decade working as an Assistant Director before moving into directing in 2025, with his first narrative short A Short Ride following a commercial debut that year.
The 21-minute crime-comedy, its story, crew and cast.
A Short Ride is a 21-minute fiction crime-comedy listed for 2026 with 5.1 sound and colour. The story is set in 2011 post-revolution Cairo: Kamal, a privileged student, has a chaotic journey with his father's newly hired driver.
Mohamed Sakr wrote and directed the film. Ahmed Nashaat produced, with the production credited to Everyone Films and The Barber Shop Studios. Sherif Galal served as cinematographer and Omar Sherien as editor. The cast comprises Mohamed Gomaa, Youssef Essam, Abdelhameed Gabr, Injy Abou El So'oud and Salma Zaki.
The original world premiere was to be announced.
A collaboration with Amr Berri, Cyan Creative Boutique and Butter Films.
The branded film for Elsewedy Cables is about the company's presence in everyday Egyptian life, taking up themes of safety, reliability and human connection. The film is credited as co-directed by Amr Berri and Mohamed Sakr.
The credits are: agency Cyan Creative Boutique; production Butter Films; cinematography by Karim Marold; post-production at The Barber Shop Studios with editor Omar Sherien; music by singer Bahaa Sultan with composer Ahmed Tarek Yehia.
An Egyptian filmmaker who worked over a decade as Assistant Director before moving into directing in 2025.Mohamed Sakr — biography
A chaotic journey through 2011 post-revolution Cairo, with a privileged student and his father's newly hired driver.A Short Ride — synopsis
| Year | Work | Format | Role | Director | Production |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Seven Summits | Feature documentary | First Assistant Director | Amir El-Shenawy | Pheel Entertainment |
| 2025 | The Tower | Short, experimental | First Assistant Director | Yumna Al-Arashi | Iconoclast and Storytailors |
| 2024 | Dawn Every Day | Short, narrative | First Assistant Director | Amir Youssef | Cats Films |
| 2024 | Rose & Layla | Series | First Assistant Director | Adrian Shergold | MBC Studios |
| 2023 | The Giza Killer | Series | First Assistant Director | Hadi El-Bagoury | The Planet Studios, Shahid |
| 2023 | Smokey Eyes | Short | Assistant Director, Script Supervisor | Ali Ali | Good People Films |
| 2021 | Sherihan's Coco Chanel | Feature narrative | Assistant Director, Script Supervisor | Hadi El-Bagoury | El Adl Group |
| 2020 | Number Two | Series | Assistant Director, Script Supervisor | Adam Abdel Ghaffar | The Producers Films, Shahid |
| 2019 | The Guest | Feature narrative | Assistant Director, Script Supervisor | Hadi El-Bagoury | iProductions |
| 2016 | Hepta: The Last Lecture | Feature narrative | Assistant Director, Script Supervisor | Hadi El-Bagoury | The Producers Films |
| 2015 | Jews' Alley | Series | Second Assistant Director | Mohamed El Adl | El Adl Group |
Eleven credits across documentary, shorts and series.
The span runs from Jews' Alley in 2015 as Second Assistant Director through Seven Summits and The Tower in 2025 as First Assistant Director. Formats include feature documentary, short experimental, short narrative, series and short fiction, with directors and production companies recorded per title.
Instagram and SoundCloud.
A Short Ride is a 21-minute fiction crime-comedy written and directed by Mohamed Sakr. It follows privileged student Kamal and his father's driver navigating 2011 post-revolution Cairo.
Mohamed Sakr co-directed an Elsewedy Cables production alongside Amr Berri.
Mohamed Sakr has over a decade of Assistant Director experience. His early credits include five First AD roles, five AD and Script Supervisor roles, and one Second AD.
In 2025, Cairo-based filmmaker Mohamed Sakr transitioned from Assistant Director to directing. This career shift distinguishes his new directorial work from his eleven previous assistant credits.
Filmography and biography: the previous www.sakrm.com work and /info pages, retained in the search index. Those addresses now serve a different page or return 404. The eleven assistant credits are that portfolio’s list, not an exhaustive career record.