The Egyptian-born filmmaker Sayed Badreya realized a childhood dream when he won roles as an actor in major Hollywood films such as "The Insiders," "Three Kings" "Independence Day" and "Stargate." Badreya's persistence has paid off, growing up in poverty in Port Said, his dreams of movie stardom looked as bleak as the prospect of peace in the Middle East. Movies were his escape from the Six Day War in '67 through the Yom Kippur War in '73. The only escape was the theater where movies transported him to a magical land. It was at this point in his life that Sayed know he was destined to be a part of that magic. Sayed attended New York University film school, and than moved to Hollywood to pursue his film career. He worked as an assistant to actor-director Anthony Perkins and worked closely with director James Cameron on "True Lies." Sayed's mission is to make movies to tell the Arabic story since it has yet to be told. Sayed created a Production film company, "Zoom In Focus". He directed & produced a documentary film, Saving Egyptian Film Classics (2002), produced two short films, "After Dark" (2001) and _Interrogation, The (2002)_, which won Best Creative Short film at New York Int'l Film Festival. He alsdo directed a TV movie called "Falafel City". His latest credit, producing and starring in T for Terrorist (2003) won Best Short film at Boston International Film Festival. He also acted in "Stuck on You" and MGM's new film, "Soul Plane".
