Saad Nadim

Birthday:

02/17/1920

Place of birth:

Cairo, Egypt:

Biography:

Saad Nadim (1920–1980) was an Egyptian documentary filmmaker and pioneer of Arab non-fiction cinema. Trained under John Grierson in England, he returned to Egypt to direct more than 65 films exploring culture, history, and national identity. He is remembered as a foundational figure in Egyptian documentary filmmaking.