3. Kamla Abu Zekry
Aired: 4/17/2026
Do we really have a script crisis? And why has the television series industry become so burdensome?
In this episode of the Screenwriters podcast, the esteemed Kamla Abu Zekry joins the conversation, speaking candidly about the writing crisis, the value of the script, the profound relationship between the director and the writer, and why a true director cannot simply be an executor of the text.
In this interview, Kamla Abu Zekry discusses her beginnings in directing, her profound influence from masters like Atef El-Tayeb and Fahmy Abdel Hamid, and how her awareness of cinema developed from an early age. She also talks about significant experiences in her career.
