Malak AlSayyad (she/her) is a documentary filmmaker and visual journalist from Cairo, Egypt. Malak’s work explores inequality, power and taboo, and the people and movements that challenge them.
Filmography
Editor (1 Credit)
I Told You So2024
Documentary, Short
Producer (1 Credit)
I Told You So2024
Documentary, Short
Director (1 Credit)
I Told You So2024
Documentary, Short
Writer (1 Credit)
I Told You So2024
Documentary, Short
19 Awards & Selections
(upcoming) I Told You So
MENA Film Festival Vancouver
2026
🏆 Best Documentary I Told You So
Fujifilm Short Film Festival Dubai
2025
🏆 Best Short Documentary I Told You So
Rabat International Author Film Festival Rabat
2025
🏆 Best Film about women I Told You So
Regards de femmes - International Women Film Festival Hammamat-Nabel
2025
Official Selection I Told You So
Helsinki Arab Film Festival Helsinki
2025
Official Selection I Told You So
Sevil International Women's Film Festival Baku
2025
Official Selection I Told You So
Zanzibar International Film Festival Zanzibar
2025
Official Selection I Told You So
MujerDoc Soria
2025
🏆 Jury Award I Told You So
Manassat Film Festival Cairo
2025
Official Selection I Told You So
Chennai International Documentary and Short Film Festival Chennai
2025
African Perspectives I Told You So
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival Clermont-Ferrand
2025
🏆 Silver Tower Award - Documentary I Told You So
Cairo International Short Film Festival Cairo
2024
Visiones Únicas I Told You So
Mirada Corta Short Film Festival Mexico City
2024
🏆 Best of the Fest (Documentary) I Told You So
Superfest Disability Film Festival San Francisco
2024
Official Selection I Told You So
Oran International Film Festival Oran
2024
🏆 Best Emerging Filmmaker Award I Told You So
MedFest Egypt Cairo
2024
🏆 Best Film Award - Films with Impact I Told You So
Aswan International Women's Film Festival Aswan
2024
🏆 Best Film Award & 🏆 Audience Award I Told You So
