Hala Khalil

Hala Khalil (born July 23, 1967) is an Egyptian film director, producer, and screenwriter. Her work includes short films, documentaries, TV series, and feature films. Her films ''The Kite (1997)'' and ''The Best of Times (2004),'' have received awards from the Arab Film Festival, Rotterdam Arab Camera Festival, and the Rabat Film Festival.

Khalil belongs to the new generation of Egyptian female commercial and independent filmmakers that emerged in the first decade of the 21st century. The films of this period focus on the everyday lives of Egyptian women and their identity separation from men, functioning as an important part of feminism in Egypt. Provided by Wikipedia