Andre Fuad Degas is a filmmaker and screenwriter born in Cairo, Egypt. He graduated from The American Academy of Dramatic Arts and from The School of Visual Arts, NYC. His debut film, First Coda, won many Festival awards. It was based on a Samuel Beckett Story. American Autobahn, his first feature was distributed worldwide. Both film are now part of a MOMA collection (Filmmakers of the 1980's). '
He wrote and directed 'The Kitchen', a television drama which aired on American Playhouse, PBS. He also wrote the screenplay for 'Condition Red', a prison drama for HBO. 'Crossing the Line', his latest short film about a Muslim track runner was funded by New York State Council On The Arts.
His play, 'The House Of Charity' opened at Theatre For The New City and had a six week run. His latest play,...
Andre Fuad Degas is a filmmaker and screenwriter born in Cairo, Egypt. He graduated from The American Academy of Dramatic Arts and from The School of Visual Arts, NYC. His debut film, First Coda, won many Festival awards. It was based on a Samuel Beckett Story. American Autobahn, his first feature was distributed worldwide. Both film are now part of a MOMA collection (Filmmakers of the 1980's). '
He wrote and directed 'The Kitchen', a television drama which aired on American Playhouse, PBS. He also wrote the screenplay for 'Condition Red', a prison drama for HBO. 'Crossing the Line', his latest short film about a Muslim track runner was funded by New York State Council On The Arts.
His play, 'The House Of Charity' opened at Theatre For The New City and had a six week run. His latest play, 'The Window' is a finalist at the upcoming Rave Theatre Festival (The Soho-Rep, New York City).
Andre holds an MFA in Screenwriting from Hollins University. Andre is working on a Master's degree in Playwriting from Queens College, where he also taught Several Creative writing courses. He is currently a Professor of Screenwriting and Adaptation at SVA, NYC.