Born in Dubai in 1981 now based in New York, Nagham Osman studied Theatre and Journalism & Mass Communications at The American University in Cairo. Nagham assisted film director Ruba Nadda on Cairo Time (2008) and worked as a Production Assistant on other Hollywood blockbusters shot in Egypt. Nagham was awarded the Tisch School of the Arts, Purin Foundation and the May and Ahmed Heikal Scholarships to pursue her MFA in the graduate film program at New York University.