Ibrahim Ashmawey

Born in Washington D.C., Ibrahim Ashmawey lived in Baltimore, Michigan, London, New York, and Egypt before finally settling in Southern California. Ibrahim has been passionate about film from a young age, and always insisted on filming all family vacations himself to explore his options with a camera. He would often watch his favorite films and try to copy the camera motions himself. With an interest in acting, he landed the lead role of Stanley Kowalski in his high school's "A Streetcar Named Desire."

Ibrahim founded AshmaweyFilms along with Omar while both studying at the University of Michigan. Soon after, they created a string of short films that were featured by international film festivals — ultimately leading them to write Boiling Pot in 2010 and begin production soon thereafter.

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