Born in 1989 in Cairo, Egypt, Abdelrahman Said studied Radio & Television Production at Ahram Canadian University. He then moved to the United Kingdom for a Masters degree in filmmaking. He has been living in the UK since 2014. He worked on short films including dramas, documentaries and animation. He edited a short documentary for Al-Jazeera Television Network, as well as working as a video editor on various news packages and TV shows for Al Araby TV.