He also directed the first all-gay award-winning Egyptian film All My Life[1] (in Arabic طول عمري, transliteration Toul Oumry).
In 2005, he was also a founding member of the Egyptian Underground Film Society (EUFS) (in Arabic الجمعية المصرية للأفلام المهمّشة) as an outlet for promoting Egyptian independent film making and supporting freedom of expression away from legal restrictions, censorship and traditional imposed values.
He also mobilized legal aid and human rights organizations to provide representation in court for the victims.
[2] In 2003, he appeared in a documentary by John Scagliotti entitled Dangerous Living: Coming Out in the Developing World.
[3] The documentary focusses on the Cairo 52 case and features Maher Sabry interview, in addition to various insights from activists from Brazil, Honduras, Namibia, Uganda, Malaysia, Pakistan, India, Vietnam, Fiji and the Philippines.