Ahmed Salim at the high profile announcement of '1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham' in the Paris headquarters of UNESCO, January 2015.

Macey Chipping on the set of '1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham'

Ahmed Salim addressing audiences at the high profile announcement of '1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham' in the Paris headquarters of UNESCO.

Khalid Abdalla recording the voice of Ibn Al-Haytham for the film 1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham.

On the set of 1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham.

Still from an animated scene of Ibn Al-Haytham.

Omar Sharif and Ahmed Salim in 1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham (2015)

1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham film logo

Director and Producer Ahmed Salim working on script with actor Omar Sharif on the set of 1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham.

Omar Sharif, director Ahmed Salim and Macey Chipping on the set of '1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham'. Standing In the background producer David Pope.

1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham (2015)

1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham

Giant camera obscura and model of Ibn Al-Haytham commissioned by 1001 Inventions at the official launch of '1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham', UNESCO headquarters in Paris, 2015.