Heba Yousry Hosts Q&A With Yomna Khattab at Zawya Cinema

Downtown Cairo’s Zawya Cinema will host a screening of the acclaimed documentary 50 Meters - directed by Egyptian filmmaker Yomna Khattab and produced by Ahmed Amer - on Sunday, February 8th, followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Heba Yousry. This marks the Cairo premiere of Khattab’s introspective debut feature and the beginning of the film’s run at Zawya.

Set around an outdoor 50-metre training pool, the documentary follows Khattab as she navigates the intimate and often complex terrain of her relationship with her father — once her home-movie cinematographer — and a water-aerobics group of elderly men. Khattab uses the filmmaking process itself as both subject and method, probing questions around motherhood, womanhood, fatherhood, self-identity and the vulnerable labour inherent in art-making.

50 Meters had its world premiere at the Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival (CPH:DOX) in March 2025 and went on to have its Arab World premiere at El Gouna Film Festival.
The Zawya Cinema screening will be followed by a conversation with Heba Yousry, known for writing and co-directing ‘Sabea Gar’ (2017) and ‘El Hawa Sultan’ (2024), offering audiences deeper insight into the film’s creative and personal journey. Additional dates for 50 Meters screenings can be found in Zawya Cinema’s regular programme.