Mohamed Rashad is an Egyptian director, writer, and producer who graduated from the University of Alexandria with a degree in civil engineering. After completing a two-year filmmaking workshop at the Jesuit Cultural Film School of Alexandria, he directed two short fiction films: FROM AFAR (2005) and MAXIM (2007). He later served as an assistant director on several notable films, including COMING FORTH BY DAY, directed by Hala Lotfy, with whom he co-founded Hassala Films.

In 2016, he directed his first feature documentary film LITTLE EAGLES, which premiered at the Dubai IE PROFESSION, which received a Black Iris Award-Special Mention at the Amman International Film Festival.

His feature film debut is THE SETTLEMENT, which is set to world premiere as part of the Perspectives section of the 75th Berlin International Film Festival. nternational Film Festival and won the Best Documentary Award at the Malmö Arab Film Festival and the Jury Award at the Luxor African Film Festival. Later in 2019, he served as a producer on Ramez Youssef’s feature documentary TH