Known for Camera
Raghda Khairy is an Egyptian cinematographer and visual artist based in Cairo. Born in Alexandria in 1995, she graduated from the Faculty of Arts & Design in 2019 and is currently studying cinematography at the High Institute of Cinema in Cairo. Her practice explores intimacy, interior spaces, and emotional tension. She began with photography before expanding into motion picture, including a 16mm experimental self-portrait that marked a shift in her visual language toward time, movement, and embodied perception. Raghda works across film and advertising in Egypt and served as director of photography on the short film Private. She also participated in the camera crew of the feature film Fountain of Youth.
Birthplace
Alexandria, Egypt
Filmography
13 films, 1 show
showing 3 of 4 films


My Mother Loved The Color Green
2019 · 5m
country: Egypt
A film explores intimacy, memory, and the emotional weight of domestic space through a time between two guys and a cat.


Pigeon
2018 · 1m
country: Unknown
Pigeon" is a short, contemplative film by Raghda Khairy. It reflects on marriage as a gateway to the search for freedom.


16mm
2017 · 1m
country: Unknown
16mm marks the transition from Raghda's self portrait photography to motion picture, exploring how personal imagery can come alive through film.