Khairy Beshara
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- June 30, 1947 (age 79)
- Birthplace
- Tanta, Egypt
Biography
Khairy Beshara is an Egyptian film and television director. He was born and lived his first five years in Tanta, then moved to Cairo with his mother who worked there. He studied film directing at the High Institute of Cinema and graduated in 1967. He then worked as an assistant director, and moved to Poland for a year for his post-graduate studies, where he met his wife. Upon his return to Egypt, he continued working as an assistant director, in addition to teaching acting and screenwriting at the institute. In the period between 1974 and 1986, he directed 12 documentary and short fiction films. His first feature length film was an Egyptian-Algerian co-production, and took 4 years to produce. It finally premiered in 1982. He then went on to direct 11 other feature films, most of which were critically acclaimed and gained cult followings, and several television series.
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Filmography
Memories of Hani Shenouda
Movie · Director
National Day of Mourning in Mexico
Movie · Director
Love, Life & Everything in Between
TV · Director · 1 ep
The Swallow
TV · Director · 30 eps
Karma's Curse
TV · Director · 30 eps
The Flood
TV · Director · 46 eps
The Second Wife
TV · Director · 30 eps
A Girl Named Zat
TV · Director · 31 eps
Moondog
Movie · Director
Soft Life
TV · Director · 30 eps
A Matter of Principle
TV · Director · 32 eps
Traffic Light
Movie · Director
Nutshells
Movie · Director
Strawberry War
Movie · Director
America Abracadabra
Movie · Director
Ice Cream in Glim
Movie · Director
Untamed Desire
Movie · Director
Kaborya
Movie · Director
Bitter Day, Sweet Day
Movie · Director
The Collar and the Bracelet
Movie · Director
The Bloody Destiny
Movie · Director
Houseboat No. 70
Movie · Director
The Countryside Doctor
Movie · Director
The Tank Hunter
Movie · Director
In Desert and Wilderness
Movie · Assistant Director
Diary of a Country Prosecutor
Movie · Assistant Director