Ateyyat El Abnoudy (November 26, 1939 â€" October 5, 2018), also known
as Ateyyat Awad Mahmoud Khalil, was an Egyptian journalist, lawyer,
actress, producer, and movie director. She was born in a small village
along the Nile Delta in Egypt. El-Abnoudy was considered to be one of
the pioneering Arab female movie directors as her films inspired the
works of many Arab women in the industry. She has been called the
"poor people's filmmaker" due to the subject matter that inspired her
to make films, including civil rights issues and the condition of
impoverished Arabs.El Abnoudy has received more than 30 international
awards for her 22 films, including three for Horse of Mud, released in
1971.Ateyyat El Abnoudy was raised in a small village by her two
parents in a working-class family. El-Abnoudy attended the University
of Cairo to attain her law degree, working as an actress at a local
theatre to fund her education. While at university, she met her first
husband, a journalist and poet named Abdel-Rahman El Abnoudy. Abdel's
career gave Atteyyat access to a network of writers, poets, and other
artists in Egypt.El Abnoudy played various roles at the theater, such
as stage manager and assistant. In 1972 she attended the Cairo Higher
Institute of Cinema to finish her film studies. While there, she
created Horse of Mud, which was not only her first documentary, but
also Egypt's first documentary produced by a woman.
as Ateyyat Awad Mahmoud Khalil, was an Egyptian journalist, lawyer,
actress, producer, and movie director. She was born in a small village
along the Nile Delta in Egypt. El-Abnoudy was considered to be one of
the pioneering Arab female movie directors as her films inspired the
works of many Arab women in the industry. She has been called the
"poor people's filmmaker" due to the subject matter that inspired her
to make films, including civil rights issues and the condition of
impoverished Arabs.El Abnoudy has received more than 30 international
awards for her 22 films, including three for Horse of Mud, released in
1971.Ateyyat El Abnoudy was raised in a small village by her two
parents in a working-class family. El-Abnoudy attended the University
of Cairo to attain her law degree, working as an actress at a local
theatre to fund her education. While at university, she met her first
husband, a journalist and poet named Abdel-Rahman El Abnoudy. Abdel's
career gave Atteyyat access to a network of writers, poets, and other
artists in Egypt.El Abnoudy played various roles at the theater, such
as stage manager and assistant. In 1972 she attended the Cairo Higher
Institute of Cinema to finish her film studies. While there, she
created Horse of Mud, which was not only her first documentary, but
also Egypt's first documentary produced by a woman.
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