First TV series starring people with disabilities to be released in Egypt
During Ramadan, an Egyptian series starring 25 actors with disabilities will be aired on social media, amid efforts to shed light on the marginalization and stigma that Egyptians with a disability face.
CAIRO — For many Egyptian families having a child with a disability could be a cause of shame and disappointment. Film director Mohamed el-Ansary and scriptwriter Ramez Abbas decided to make a TV series to show a different view.
For the first time in Egypt and the Arab world, an Egyptian self-funded TV series starring 25 actors with disabilities and many with Down syndrome will be released on social media during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
The show — titled “El-Qadiya 404” ("Case 404") — was written and directed by Ansary with a script by Abbas, a person with a disability himself.
What began as an initiative for the inclusion of persons with disabilities ended up as a full-fledged work of art.
