Creativity Without Frame

Screenwriting & Scene Acting

A complete 50-lesson course in screenwriting and scene acting with Mamdouh Hamadeh — from the first idea to the filmed scene.

Writing Dialogue That Breathes

Why does some dialogue read as wooden while other dialogue breathes? Practical notes on writing dialogue that lives.

Black Comedy in Arab Drama

An analysis of how tragedy is enlisted to produce laughter, with examples from enduring dramatic works that exposed the unspoken with a smile.

A Reading of Syd Field's Screenplay

A comprehensive review of screenwriting's most influential reference book, and a look at its classic three-act paradigm.

Directing: Seeing Beyond the Text

The director is not merely an executor, but a script's second author. A study of the contemporary director's tools and how to use them.

Al-Tawarid

A comic Bedouin series about two foundlings raised by the whole Tawarid tribe, now rivals for Wadha's love.

Mabrouk

2001

One of the earliest works to spotlight bureaucracy and social transformation with a critical eye.

Al-Kharabeh

2011

A social comedy tracking the feud between the Bou Qa'qour and Bou Malha families, dissecting the structure of traditional society.

Diaa Dayaa

2008–2010

The iconic comedy that chronicled the life of the fictional village of Umm al-Tanafes al-Fouqa with sharp, deeply observant satire.