Hend Bakr

A writer with Nubian origins. Hand studied Arabic language in the Faculty of Islamic studies, Al Azhar University. She studied filmmaking in the Jesuits Cultural Center in Alexandria and later co-founded Rufy’s Films. A major film production company based in Alexandria. In 2013 she co-directed and co-produced “The Mice Room”, an omnibus feature-length film that was officially selected in international film festival in Dubai, Sao Paulo, Tetouan among others. She continues to publish stories, articles and prose in newspapers and periodicals. She is interested in exploring common territories between writing and cinema. She's currently working on her second feature documentary "In the Shade of a Castle". "The Tedious Tour of M." is Hend’s first feature documentary.