Sherif Nakhla / Les Petits Chats
Egyptian Sherif Nakhla was born in Boston and spent his childhood in the US before moving to the Middle East.
After graduating with a double major in theater and mass communication from the American University in Cairo, he wrote for the culture section of Al-Ahram Weekly and produced and directed plays on the side. In 2005 Nakhla left the newspaper and worked for two years at the Tarek Nour Communications ad agency, before becoming a Sauvé Scholar at McGill University in 2007.
His first work after graduation was a short film called Miraculum on the taboo topic of Muslim/Christian teenage love.
Les Petits Chats, which took him 6 years to complete, is his first feature documentary.
Egyptian Sherif Nakhla was born in Boston and spent his childhood in the US before moving to the Middle East.
After graduating with a double major in theater and mass communication from the American University in Cairo, he wrote for the culture section of Al-Ahram Weekly and produced and directed plays on the side. In 2005 Nakhla left the newspaper and worked for two years at the Tarek Nour Communications ad agency, before becoming a Sauvé Scholar at McGill University in 2007.
His first work after graduation was a short film called Miraculum on the taboo topic of Muslim/Christian teenage love.
Les Petits Chats, which took him 6 years to complete, is his first feature documentary.
Egyptian Sherif Nakhla was born in Boston and spent his childhood in the US before moving to the Middle East.
After graduating with a double major in theater and mass communication from the American University in Cairo, he wrote for the culture section of Al-Ahram Weekly and produced and directed plays on the side. In 2005 Nakhla left the newspaper and worked for two years at the Tarek Nour Communications ad agency, before becoming a Sauvé Scholar at McGill University in 2007.
His first work after graduation was a short film called Miraculum on the taboo topic of Muslim/Christian teenage love.
Les Petits Chats, which took him 6 years to complete, is his first feature documentary.