Hani Khalifa born originally in upper Egypt and started as an assistant director in movies such as “Joy Thief” and “Nut Shells”. In 2003 he made his directorial directorial debut”Sahar Al Layali” or “Sleepless Nights”, the movie had a critical acclaim in Festivals like Cairo International festival and other national and international ones. He stopped directing for 8 years, and then he was offered to direct the movie “Awqat faragh “or “Free Time” which he declined due to his disagreement with the producer Hussein Kalla.Then in 2011 when he cam back directing a TV series “The University”.