My name is Omar Bakry. I am an Egyptian painter, storyteller, play write and filmmaker living in NY. I was born in Sweden, moved back to Egypt at the age of 10. I received a BA in fine arts in 2001, (Faculty of Fine arts) in Cairo. I moved to NY in 2007. I studied film at the School of Visual Arts and New York Film Academy. I am currently finishing my first feature (which I a acted in and wrote). I have been, acting, writing plays since 1998 and filmmaking since 2003.