Endlessly inspired by Egypt’s past and present, Marwan Hamed blends the rigor of a documentarian with the imagination of a bold, inquisitive filmmaker, continually raising the bar for Arab cinema. At FIFM 2025, the world premiere of his new feature film, El Sett, unveils a captivating biopic of Oum Kalthoum, portrayed in a way she has never been seen on screen before.