Egyptian Film director Ayman Makram was born in 1968 in Minya, Upper Egypt. After graduating from Cairo’s High Cinema Institute in 1996, Makram pursued a career in journalism and later in TV production. He worked as a documentary film and program director for a range of prominent Arab TV channels including pan-Arab ART and Al-Hurra TV. In 2001, Makram embarked on his cinema career, starting as an assistant director in a number of films before he took on direction. Makram’s directorial debut came with 2007’s _Khaleek fi halak (Keep it to yourself) and has since directed six feature films and two TV series.