Engy Adham

About Engy Adham

Engy Adham is a documentary filmmaker and journalist based in New York City who is fiercely passionate about amplifying stories that challenge mainstream narratives and expose corruption. Her experience stretches from covering daily news in print journalism in Egypt to documentary filmmaking in the United States. She currently works as a production assistant for CNN Original Series. Previously, she worked as an associate producer for JOIN OR, DIE Documentary Film, a production assistant for the Oscar-nominated HBO film THE JANES, an archival researcher for THE MEN WHO SOLD THE WORLD CUP documentary series on Discovery+, a production assistant for ANSWERED at Vox Media Studios, among others. As a journalist, she covered topics ranging from breaking news on the political scene in Egypt, sexual harassment, women\'s rights, immigrant stories, and art as a tool of resistance. Her articles have appeared in Ahram Online, Daily News Egypt, and Egyptian Streets, Business Forward, among others. Engy was awarded the Open Society Fellowship (OSF) recognizing her efforts in civic journalism in Egypt. She recently completed her graduate studies in Television, Radio, and Film at S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University in New York.

Experience

1. Associate Producer

   Abc News

   Jun 2025 — Present · New York, NY, US

Education

• The American University in Cairo

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Multimedia Journalism and Political Science

  2010 — 2015

• Syracuse University

  Master's degree, Television, Radio & Film

  2018 — 2019

• Stony Brook University

  Political Science and Law

  2014

Skills

• Teamwork
• Ap Style
• Excellent on Audacity
• Excellent on Final Cut
• Social Media Skills
• Video Editing
• Very Good on Photoshop
• Reporting
• Storytelling
• Translation
• Social Media
• Blogging
• Audio Editing
• Research
• News Writing
• Photojournalism
• Editing and Proofreading
• Interviewing Skills