In 2009 he directed his first feature film 'Heliopolis' which was one of the first successful independent Egyptian films to be released theatrically in Egypt. Then came his second 'Microphone', which was selected among the best 100 Arabic films in history by Dubai Film Festival and won over 20 international awards. He co-directed '18 Days', which was officially selected for Cannes 2011. He then directed 'Rags & Tatters' (2013), 'Decor' (2014), 'EXT/Night' (2018). His latest films have been selected in many prestigious film festivals, such as Toronto IFF, London BFI, Singapore IFF, São Poulo IFF, and won many awards such as the Golden award in Cinemed Mediterranean Film Festival of Montpellier, Golden Tanit in Journées cinématographiques de Carthage, and Golden Tulip at Istanbul IFF.