About Khairy Bshara:

Khairy Bshara was born on June 30,1947 in Tanta, Egypt when his mother was going to visit some relatives in the Delta town North of Cairo. Khairy lived in the countryside until he was five years old as the eldest of four siblings. His family had to move to Cairo at that age so that the children could attend school in the popular neighborhood of Shoubra.


Filmography / Education:

1967 - Higher Institute of Cinema, Cairo, Egypt
1968-9 Fellowship in Poland


Documentaries and Short Films:

Tanks Hunter - 1974
The Village Doctor-1975
The Sea Gull - 1976
Illumination - 1977
The Talk of the Rocks - 1978
Surpassing Despair - 1980
Applied Arts in Qatar - 1984


Short Films on Development in Egypt - 1999:

- Girls' Participation
- Female Genital Mutilation
- Children's Rights
- People with Disabilities
- Environmental Protection
- Training for Employment

The Path of Challenge - 1999 (Biography of Dr. Samule Habib, the founder of the Coptic Evangelical Organization for Social Services - CEOSS)
Jesus in Egypt – 2000

In addition to over twenty promotions, ads and video clips.


Feature Films:

Bloody Destinies - 1982
House Boat No. 70 - 1982
The Collar and the Bracelet - 1986
Sweet Day, Bitter Day - 1988
Crabs (Kaboria) - 1990
Wild Desire - 1991
Ice Cream in Gleem - 1992 America Abracadabra (America Shika Bika) - 1993 (shot and edited in Romania)
Strawberry War - 1993
Traffic Light - 1995
Nutshell – 1995
Secrets of the Heart - 1996 (Contemporary Christian Drama/Video)
A Night On The Moon – 2003/2006- Digital Film Transferred To 35mm


TV Series:

The Star - 1999 (8 TV episodes on the life of the Egyptian actress, Nabila Ebeid)
Mas’alet Mabda’ – 2003
Malh El ‘ard – 2004
‘alb Habiba - 2005