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Aya Yusuf is an Egyptian Producer, Director and Editor. She co-founded Shoghl Cairo Pictures as an independent film production company in 2020. Aya graduated with a degree in Mass Communications from Cairo University and began working as an editor and producer for television and online content. Her experiences working in various media organizations sparked her passion for documentary film and the impact it can have on raising awareness for human rights and social injustice issues. Aya joined SEE MEDIA PRODUCTION (2013 - 2021). She began working on more in-depth, creative, feature length documentaries. Aya has edited 11 short and 5 feature length documentaries such as “My Mohamed is Different” in 2020 – Premiered at Hot Docs 2021 & screened at Carthage Film festival. Her latest project as Editor was “From Cairo” which won the Best Non-Fiction In Horizons of Arab Cinema Competition in Cairo International Film Festival 2021 & Sherine Abu Aqleh Award at the Jerusalem Film Festival for the best non fiction film.Now the film is screened on Netflix. Aya is currently producing and directing her first feature documentary film“Samar…Before The Final Picture”. It Is supported by Hot Docs Blue Ice Fund ,Afacc, IEFTA,Film Independent,Prince Clause,New Black,Sum of all music.