Yasmin Kamal
Character-led documentary across the UK, Middle East and North Africa.
The Square
Netflix
Noujaim Productions
Participant Media
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An intimate observational documentary following six demonstrators in and around Tahrir Square before and after Mubarak’s fall. From the euphoria of revolution to the uncertainty that followed, the film traces their journey as Egypt’s transition unfolds.
Gaza Weddings: Love Under Fire
Channel 4 unreported World
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In Gaza, young couples are getting married amid mass destruction. The film follows them as they prepare for their weddings while navigating displacement, scarcity and the uncertainty of life during war.
Wajd Sufi
BBC Arabic
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Nasser Khawatim, a farmer and Sufi mystic from Upper Egypt, journeys to the four-day celebration of Saint Sidi Abdel Reheem El Qinawi. Through Nasser’s journey, the film explores the cultural, social and spiritual place of the festival in contemporary Egyptian life.
Human Tide
Atticus Films
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An intimate documentary following six pilgrims from different parts of the world as they undertake the Hajj in Makkah. Through their personal stories, the film traces the quiet transformations that unfold during this shared spiritual journey.
Lost Treasures of Egypt
National Geographic
Windfall Films
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Egypt From Above
National Geographic
Windfall Films
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Za'atari Captains
Ambient Light Prodctions
Netflix
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Tales of Travel
CNN
Big Earth productions
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GT Academy
Nissan
Playstation
Grand Central Entertainment
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Free Trip To Egypt
Kindness Films
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Aziza, Aziza, Aziza
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Set in Egypt’s Sinai desert, the documentary follows Aziza, who lives alone with her mother. When her mother dies, Aziza seeks to adopt but is blocked by legal and practical constraints. What unfolds is an intimate portrait of care, solitude and the longing for motherhood in a life shaped by the desert.
Stations
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Set across Egypt, Stations unfolds within mawlid gatherings and celebrations, where street performers weave classical Sufi stories into contemporary life. The film follows a small group travelling between shrines, rituals and teachings as lived experience. As the journey moves through a series of spiritual stations, these encounters become a form of testing, where performance and documentary intersect and old stories challenge the present.
Yasmin Kamal is a British Egyptian director and producer working across the UK, Middle East and North Africa. With over 15 years’ experience in character-led documentary, she has worked in politically sensitive and difficult-to-access environments, developing films through trust, research and close collaboration.
Her work explores the intersection of social, political and cultural life through intimate, character-led stories. This approach is informed by her study of film and long collaboration with Youssef Chahine’s Misr International Films, where an auteur-driven tradition of cinema helped shape her own work.
Credits include the Academy Award-nominated and Emmy-winning documentary The Square, alongside work for Channel 4, BBC, Al Jazeera English, National Geographic and Netflix.
Yasmin Kamal
British Egyptian documentary filmmaker with a primary focus on the Middle East and North Africa
