Omar HILAL is an international commercial director based in Egypt. Previously a creative director, he is best known for his award-winning advertorial work &ndash; humorous adverts featuring powerful characters executed to cinematic scale. His projects have been displayed at various venues including Cannes Lions, Dubain Lynx, and Creative Circle Asia. Voy! Voy! Voy! (2023), selected for IFFR 2024, is his debut feature film.

Omar Hilal

Football offers three guys a ticket to Europe – if they can successfully feign blindness.

What would you do to escape a dead-end lifestyle? For Hassan and his Egyptian pals in Voy! Voy! Voy!, a possible path to Europe is offered by the sport of football – they only need to feign blindness. A lively, popular comedy with many twists.

IFFR 2025
30 Jan – 9 Feb 2025

Omar Hilal

Filmography

Omar Hilal at IFFR

Voy! Voy! Voy!