What If an Egyptian Filmmaker Directed Your Instagram Feed?

Identity

03-06-2025

Let's face it: we treat our feeds like pitching to a festival. Whether it's an 'accidentally perfect' beach shot or a cryptic story at 3 AM, there's always a tiny voice inside saying, 'Cut let's take that again.' But what if that voice wasn't yours? What if your Instagram was directed by one of Egypt's most iconic filmmakers? We imagined a world where Egyptian directors took over our feeds. The result? Four completely different stories and four wildly different vibes. Here's what your look and feel might be like through their lenses.
Amr Salama
If your Instagram feed was directed by Amr Salama, it wouldn't follow a theme. One day it's deeply personal, the next it's unsettlingly surreal. You're the friend who posts something funny at noon, then drops a heavy caption about generational trauma by sunset. The colors shift. The fonts change. But the thread? Sharp emotion wrapped in dry humor. You're always spotlighting someone unknown, hyping a project no one's heard of. It's chaotic, sure, but it's raw and real.
Youssef Chahine
If Chahine took over your Instagram, it wouldn't be a feed, it would be a personal epic. Every post feels like the middle of a memory: half-dream, half-confession. You're always caught in a moment, thinking, smoking, feeling too much, and saying even more. No selfies here. Just soul-searching captions under sunlit portraits layered with questions about belonging, love, politics, and the philosophy of life.
Marwan Hamed
You don't have an Instagram. You have a mood board. If Marwan Hamed was directing your feed, it would be high contrast, high drama, and zero mediocrity. You live in wide shots. You're shadowed by symbolism. Even a mirror selfie becomes a psychological thriller with an intense soundtrack humming under the surface. People scroll in silence, wondering if there's a metaphor they missed. And if someone ends up spiraling in your comment section? That's exactly how you planned it.
Karim El Shenawy
If El Shenawy directed your feed, it would be sharp, intentional, and just cryptic enough to keep people guessing. You don't post daily, and you definitely don't overshare. Instead, each image is filled with precision: a quiet scene, a lingering glance, a single line that says everything without spelling it out. You don't chase attention. You hold it just long enough to leave your followers wondering what they missed.
Sandra Nashaat
With Sandra calling the shots, your feed is anything but spontaneous. Every post is intentional. You don't do blurry selfies. You wait, you build, and then, you drop. One clean, striking image that says more than any caption ever could. Your life becomes a slow burn. A birthday pic turns into a suspense reel. A dinner photo feels like something's about to happen. And just when your followers think they've figured you out, you hit them with a plot twist.
Your feed might look like you, but from the director's pov, it could feel like a whole new story. Maybe it's a slow burn. Maybe it's a thriller. Maybe it's a little too honest. Either way, it's not just about what you post, it's how you tell it.
So scroll back through your grid and ask yourself: if your life was a film who would direct it?