Marouan Omara (born in 1987 in Cairo) is a documentary filmmaker who works with film, video and photography. He studied filmmaking at the Academy of Cinema, Arts and Technology; and Applied Arts at Helwan University in Egypt. His works seek to express a dreamlike notion through exploring the overlap of fiction and reality as they correspond with everyday experiences. He is currently an adjunct professor in film production at the American University in Cairo. MAROUAN directed CROP (2013) and co-directed the award-winning documentary feature, DREAMWAY (2018).