Inas El Degheidy

Biography

Inas El Degheidy is one of the most famous and controversial female directors in the Middle East. A blatant feminist, many of her movies discuss issues that pertain to women and their role in Arab societies and the plight of women in Middle Eastern culture. Most of her characters are empowered females and spread the message that women deserve the same freedoms as men in society. Her films are criticized by conservatives as being too risqué and racy.

Known for

Mouths and Rabbits

17 October 1977

One Woman Is Not Enough

1 January 1990

Iraq International Awards

Journals of a Teenager

23 January 2001

Journals of a Teenager

23 January 2001

Journals of a Teenager

23 January 2001

Whom Should We Shoot?

8 December 1975

Lobster

20 February 1996

Acting roles

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
2023	Iraq International Awards
2020	Sheikh hot and bold
1990	One Woman Is Not Enough
1977	Mouths and Rabbits	Noha

Credits

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
2009	Crazy for a Princess	Producer
2009	Crazy for a Princess	Director
2006	Let's Dance	Producer
2006	Let's Dance	Director
2005	Searching For Freedom	Director
2005	Searching For Freedom	Producer
2001	Journals of a Teenager	Producer
2001	Journals of a Teenager	Story
2001	Journals of a Teenager	Director
2000	The Red Rose	Director
1999	Night Chat	Director
1998	Dantela	Director
1998	Dantela	Producer
1996	Lobster	Director
1995	Cheap Flesh	Director
1994	Disco Disco	Director
1991	The Killer	Director
1990	Samiha Badran's Case	Director
1990	One Woman Is Not Enough	Director
1988	Time of the Forbidden	Director
1988	Time of the Forbidden	Writer
1988	The Challenge	Director
1986	Bird Of The Orient	Assistant Director
1985	The Law, Excuse Us	Story
1985	The Law, Excuse Us	Director
1984	The Night Of Fatima's Arrest	Assistant Director
1984	When Men Cry	Assistant Director
1983	Love in a Jail Cell	Co-Director
1982	Lial	Assistant Director
1981	4-2-4	Co-Director
1981	And registered against unknown	First Assistant Director
1979	Al-Shakk ya Habibi	Assistant Director
1977	With my love and longings	Co-Director
1976	His Sisters	Assistant Director
1975	Whom Should We Shoot?	Script Supervisor