Contact: HIssawi@aol.com

Hesham has edited such films as Saving Egyptian Film Classics, a 2001 documentary directed by Sayed Badreya. This documentary marked the beginning of Hesham’s partnership with Sayed and Zoom In Focus Production that continues to this day. For Zoom In Focus, Hesham also co-wrote and directed both:

The Interrogation which won Best Creative Short Film and Best Musical Score at the 2002 New York International Independent Film & Video Festival, as well as the SLATE award for Best Score at the 2002 California Independent Film Festival and

T For Terrorist, winner of Best Narrative Short at this year’s Boston International Film Festival and now making its rounds on the festival circuit.

Hesham Issawi and Sayed Badreya make a great team and are currently developing a feature-length script for Zoom In Focus Production that expands on the T for Terrorist theme of Arab stereotyping in Hollywood.